CVE-2021-47536 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2021-47536
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2021-47536 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕡 21 Nov 2024, 06:36 UTC
Originally published on: 🕒 24 May 2024, 15:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 180 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2021-47536 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2021-47536: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix wrong list_del in smc_lgr_cleanup_early smc_lgr_cleanup_early() meant to delete the link group from the link group list, but it deleted the list head by mistake. This may cause memory corruption since we didn't remove the real link group from the list and later memseted the link group structure. We got a list corruption panic when testing: [  231.277259] list_del corruption. prev->next should be ffff8881398a8000, but was 0000000000000000 [  231.278222] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [  231.278726] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:53! [  231.279326] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [  231.279803] CPU: 0 PID: 5 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 5.10.46+ #435 [  231.280466] Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 8c24b4c 04/01/2014 [  231.281248] Workqueue: events smc_link_down_work [  231.281732] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0x70/0x90 [  231.282258] Code: 4c 60 82 e8 7d cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 88 4c 60 82 e8 6c cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 c0 4c 60 82 e8 5b cc 6a 00 <0f> 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 00 4d 60 82 e8 4a cc 6a 00 0f 0b cc cc cc [  231.284146] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000033d58 EFLAGS: 00010292 [  231.284685] RAX: 0000000000000054 RBX: ffff8881398a8000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [  231.285415] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88813bc18040 RDI: ffff88813bc18040 [  231.286141] RBP: ffffffff8305ad40 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000001 [  231.286873] R10: ffffffff82803da0 R11: ffffc90000033b90 R12: 0000000000000001 [  231.287606] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8881398a8000 R15: 0000000000000003 [  231.288337] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88813bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [  231.289160] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [  231.289754] CR2: 0000000000e72058 CR3: 000000010fa96006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 [  231.290485] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [  231.291211] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [  231.291940] Call Trace: [  231.292211]  smc_lgr_terminate_sched+0x53/0xa0 [  231.292677]  smc_switch_conns+0x75/0x6b0 [  231.293085]  ? update_load_avg+0x1a6/0x590 [  231.293517]  ? ttwu_do_wakeup+0x17/0x150 [  231.293907]  ? update_load_avg+0x1a6/0x590 [  231.294317]  ? newidle_balance+0xca/0x3d0 [  231.294716]  smcr_link_down+0x50/0x1a0 [  231.295090]  ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x77/0x90 [  231.295534]  smc_link_down_work+0x46/0x60 [  231.295933]  process_one_work+0x18b/0x350

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2021-47536

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2021-47536 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).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2021-47536

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2021-47536.

Understanding AC and PR

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.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2021-47536, 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.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2021-47536, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2021-47536 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2021-47536 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2021-47536 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.045% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 18.35% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 81.65% of others.

CVE-2021-47536 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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