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CVE-2021-47307MEDIUM
Linux Linux — cifs: prevent NULL deref in cifs_compose_mount_options()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0068   49.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    2c55608f28444c3f33b10312881384c470ceed56 –  —
  Linux    2.6.28 –                                    5.4.135
TIMELINE
  May 21  Reserved by Linux
  May 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2021-47307 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-476 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: prevent NULL deref in cifs_compose_mount_options() The optional @ref parameter might contain an NULL node_name, so prevent dereferencing it in cifs_compose_mount_options(). Addresses-Coverity: 1476408 ("Explicit null dereferenced")

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2021-47307 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux2c55608f28444c3f33b10312881384c470ceed56
LinuxLinux2.6.285.4.135

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-47307 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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