CVE-2021-47105: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: xsk: return xsk buffers back to pool when cleaning the ring Currently we only NULL the xdp_buff pointer in the internal SW ring but we never give it back to the xsk buffer pool. This means that buffers can be leaked out of the buff pool and never be used again. Add missing xsk_buff_free() call to the routine that is supposed to clean the entries that are left in the ring so that these buffers in the umem can be used by other sockets. Also, only go through the space that is actually left to be cleaned instead of a whole ring.
CVE-2021-47105CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2021-47105: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: xsk: return xsk buffers back to pool when cleaning the ring Currently we only NULL the xdp_buff pointer in the internal SW ring but we never give it back to the xsk buffer pool. This means that buffers can be leaked out of the buff pool and never be used again. Add missing xsk_buff_free() call to the routine that is supposed to clean the entries that are left in the ring so that these buffers in the umem can be used by other sockets. Also, only go through the space that is actually left to be cleaned instead of a whole ring.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
20.99%
Aktywnie wykorzystywana
brak w KEV
Produkt
linux kernel

Co wiadomo

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: xsk: return xsk buffers back to pool when cleaning the ring Currently we only NULL the xdp_buff pointer in the internal SW ring but we never give it back to the xsk buffer pool. This means that buffers can be leaked out of the buff pool and never be used again. Add missing xsk_buff_free() call to the routine that is supposed to clean the entries that are left in the ring so that these buffers in the umem can be used by other sockets. Also, only go through the space that is actually left to be cleaned instead of a whole ring.

Źródła

Alerty bezpieczeństwa

Dostawaj alerty CVE zanim staną się incydentem

Wysyłamy wybrane zagrożenia infrastrukturalne po polsku, z praktycznym komentarzem dla środowisk DataHouse.

  • DataHouse: administracja serwerów i bezpieczna chmura
  • Hostilla.pl: hosting i usługi pocztowe
  • SecDNS.pl: bezpłatna warstwa bezpieczeństwa DNS