CVE Database
/

CVE-2021-47397

Back to search

CVE-2021-47397

Published: May 21, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: break out if skb_header_pointer returns NULL in sctp_rcv_ootb We should always check if skb_header_pointer's return is NULL before using it, otherwise it may cause null-ptr-deref, as syzbot reported: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv_ootb net/sctp/input.c:705 [inline] RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv+0x1d84/0x3220 net/sctp/input.c:196 Call Trace: <IRQ> sctp6_rcv+0x38/0x60 net/sctp/ipv6.c:1109 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x2e9/0x1ca0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:422 ip6_input_finish+0x62/0x170 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:463 NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline] ip6_input+0x9c/0xd0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:472 dst_input include/net/dst.h:460 [inline] ip6_rcv_finish net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:76 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline] ipv6_rcv+0x28c/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:297

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - < 77bc7dcf0fcc1519341a91788d7a2914fcfddf6d
affected
3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - < 8c630a7b4f9dec63f08bd881ab77984a724a5124
affected
3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - < ec018021cf445abbe8e2f3e2a7f1dcc813cb8ea1
affected
3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - < 9c6591ae8e63f93c895ad5e2703c36c548aac997
affected
3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - < 8180611c238e11676612eb2a9828b1c7a3a4d77b

+1 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
4.8
unaffected
0 - < 4.8
unaffected
4.14.249 - <= 4.14.*
unaffected
4.19.209 - <= 4.19.*
unaffected
5.4.151 - <= 5.4.*

+3 more versions

Security Training

Train your team to recognize and prevent security threats with our comprehensive security awareness program.

Start Training

Vulnerability Scanning

Discover vulnerabilities in your applications and infrastructure before attackers do.

Scan Now