CVE-2021-46911

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ch_ktls: Fix kernel panic Taking page refcount is not ideal and causes kernel panic sometimes. It's better to take tx_ctx lock for the complete skb transmit, to avoid page cleanup if ACK received in middle.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a73e427b824133940c2dd95ebe26b6dce1cbf10	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8348665d4181c68b0ca1205b48e1753d78bc810f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5a9dbd2116a852f8f0f91f6fbc42a0afe1091f	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

10 Apr 2024, 13:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a73e427b824133940c2dd95ebe26b6dce1cbf10 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a73e427b824133940c2dd95ebe26b6dce1cbf10 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8348665d4181c68b0ca1205b48e1753d78bc810f -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8348665d4181c68b0ca1205b48e1753d78bc810f - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5a9dbd2116a852f8f0f91f6fbc42a0afe1091f -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5a9dbd2116a852f8f0f91f6fbc42a0afe1091f - Patch
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5

27 Feb 2024, 14:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-02-27 07:15

Updated : 2024-04-10 13:49

NVD link : CVE-2021-46911

Mitre link : CVE-2021-46911

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-46911

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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