CVE-2021-47564
Description
From CVE.org
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix double free issue on err path fix error path handling in prestera_bridge_port_join() that cases prestera driver to crash (see below). Trace: Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: prestera_pci prestera uio_pdrv_genirq CPU: 1 PID: 881 Comm: ip Not tainted 5.15.0 #1 pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : prestera_bridge_destroy+0x2c/0xb0 [prestera] lr : prestera_bridge_port_join+0x2cc/0x350 [prestera] sp : ffff800011a1b0f0 ... x2 : ffff000109ca6c80 x1 : dead000000000100 x0 : dead000000000122 Call trace: prestera_bridge_destroy+0x2c/0xb0 [prestera] prestera_bridge_port_join+0x2cc/0x350 [prestera] prestera_netdev_port_event.constprop.0+0x3c4/0x450 [prestera] prestera_netdev_event_handler+0xf4/0x110 [prestera] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x54/0x80 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x54/0xa0 __netdev_upper_dev_link+0x19c/0x380
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.7 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
When a program calls free() twice with the same argument, the program's memory management data structures may become corrupted, potentially leading to the reading or modification of unexpected memory addresses. This corruption can cause the program to crash or, in some circumstances, cause two later calls to malloc() to return the same pointer. If malloc() returns the same value twice and the program later gives the attacker control over the data that is written into this doubly-allocated memory, the program becomes vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack. Doubly freeing memory may result in a write-what-where condition, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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