Security experts classify CVE-2021-47440 as a minor vulnerability with limited consequences.
Status: Awaiting Analysis
Last updated: 🕡 21 Nov 2024, 06:36 UTC
Originally published on: 🕖 22 May 2024, 07:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 182 days
CVSS Release: version 3
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVE-2021-47440: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: encx24j600: check error in devm_regmap_init_encx24j600 devm_regmap_init may return error which caused by like out of memory, this will results in null pointer dereference later when reading or writing register: general protection fault in encx24j600_spi_probe KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000090-0x0000000000000097] CPU: 0 PID: 286 Comm: spi-encx24j600- Not tainted 5.15.0-rc2-00142-g9978db750e31-dirty #11 9c53a778c1306b1b02359f3c2bbedc0222cba652 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:regcache_cache_bypass drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c:540 Code: 54 41 89 f4 55 53 48 89 fb 48 83 ec 08 e8 26 94 a8 fe 48 8d bb a0 00 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 4a 03 00 00 4c 8d ab b0 00 00 00 48 8b ab a0 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc900010476b8 EFLAGS: 00010207 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: fffffffffffffff4 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000012 RSI: ffff888002de0000 RDI: 0000000000000094 RBP: ffff888013c9a000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: fffffbfff3f9cc6a R10: ffffc900010476e8 R11: fffffbfff3f9cc69 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 000000000000000a R14: ffff888013c9af54 R15: ffff888013c9ad08 FS: 00007ffa984ab580(0000) GS:ffff88801fe00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000055a6384136c8 CR3: 000000003bbe6003 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: encx24j600_spi_probe drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/encx24j600.c:459 spi_probe drivers/spi/spi.c:397 really_probe drivers/base/dd.c:517 __driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:751 driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 __device_attach_driver drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach drivers/base/dd.c:971 bus_probe_device drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add drivers/base/core.c:3364 __spi_add_device drivers/spi/spi.c:599 spi_add_device drivers/spi/spi.c:641 spi_new_device drivers/spi/spi.c:717 new_device_store+0x18c/0x1f1 [spi_stub 4e02719357f1ff33f5a43d00630982840568e85e] dev_attr_store drivers/base/core.c:2074 sysfs_kf_write fs/sysfs/file.c:139 kernfs_fop_write_iter fs/kernfs/file.c:300 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:508 (discriminator 4) vfs_write fs/read_write.c:594 ksys_write fs/read_write.c:648 do_syscall_64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:113 Add error check in devm_regmap_init_encx24j600 to avoid this situation.
The exploitability of CVE-2021-47440 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
The exploitability of CVE-2021-47440 is influenced by multiple factors. Security teams should analyze system configurations and apply appropriate countermeasures to mitigate threats.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2021-47440, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2021-47440, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.044% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 15.73%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 84.27% of others.
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