What is CVE-2021-47159?

CVE-2021-47159 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835). CVE-2021-47159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47159?

CVE-2021-47159 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47159?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47159. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-47159 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-47159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

CVE-2021-47159

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: fix a crash if ->get_sset_count() fails If ds->ops->get_sset_count() fails then it "count" is a negative error code such as -EOPNOTSUPP. Because "i" is an unsigned int, the negative error code is type promoted to a very high value and the loop will corrupt memory until the system crashes. Fix this by checking for error codes and changing the type of "i" to just int.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-25

Last modified 2025-03-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-835

CVE-2021-47159 is a Infinite Loop vulnerability

What is Infinite Loop?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-47159 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f2cb08c57edefb0e7b5045e0e3e9980a3d3aa37
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b22466648a4f8e3e94f57ca428d1531866d1373
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a269333fa5c0c8e53c92b5a28a6076a28cde3e83
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-47159

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-25

Modified 2025-03-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47159?

CVE-2021-47159 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835) . CVE-2021-47159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47159?

CVE-2021-47159 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47159?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47159. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-47159 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-47159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. View CWE-835 on MITRE CWE →