NFSv4: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return()

Summary

CVECVE-2021-47179
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-03-25 10:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-08-04 10:16:50 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() Commit de144ff4234f changes _pnfs_return_layout() to call pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() passing NULL as the struct pnfs_layout_range argument. Unfortunately, pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() doesn't check if we have a value here before dereferencing it, causing an oops. I'm able to hit this crash consistently when running connectathon basic tests on NFS v4.1/v4.2 against Ontap.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-476


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 80e34f4957ec3010c85f9bb0b568a8d46acdf535 4e1ba532dbc1a0e19fc2458d74ab8d98680c4e42 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7b7b9774643220e53eef58c15bb29bd4182fe053 42637ca25c7d7b5a92804a679af5192e8c1a9f48 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 9ffa7967f9379a0a1b924e9ffeda709d72237da7 39785761feadf261bc5101372b0b0bbaf6a94494 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6be0e4b59314e4a836495f6ffdc5d2c5b079deeb aba3c7795f51717ae316f3566442dee7cc3eeccb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2fafe7d5047f98791afd9a1d90d2afb70debc590 f9890652185b72b8de9ebeb4406037640b6e1b53 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7e65ea887d0c0997f3053acd91a027af45e71c5b b090d110e66636bca473fd8b98d5c97b555a965a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected de144ff4234f935bd2150108019b5d87a90a8a96 a421d218603ffa822a0b8045055c03eae394a7eb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 96260bde1ea8ae31a5402fe506abbb8951d5a42c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.11.20 5.12 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.9.269 4.9.271 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.14.233 4.14.235 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.19.191 4.19.193 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.4.118 5.4.124 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.10.36 5.10.42 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.12.3 5.12.9 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9890652185b72b8de9ebeb4406037640b6e1b53 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/39785761feadf261bc5101372b0b0bbaf6a94494 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba3c7795f51717ae316f3566442dee7cc3eeccb af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b090d110e66636bca473fd8b98d5c97b555a965a af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a421d218603ffa822a0b8045055c03eae394a7eb af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/42637ca25c7d7b5a92804a679af5192e8c1a9f48 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1ba532dbc1a0e19fc2458d74ab8d98680c4e42 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
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