What is CVE-2021-47353?

CVE-2021-47353 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2021-47353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47353?

CVE-2021-47353 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-2021-47353?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47353. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-47353 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-47353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2021-47353

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function In function udf_symlink, epos.bh is assigned with the value returned by udf_tgetblk. The function udf_tgetblk is defined in udf/misc.c and returns the value of sb_getblk function that could be NULL. Then, epos.bh is used without any check, causing a possible NULL pointer dereference when sb_getblk fails. This fix adds a check to validate the value of epos.bh.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-21

Last modified 2024-12-24

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-476

CVE-2021-47353 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-47353 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/21bf1414580c36ffc8d8de043beb3508cf812238
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3d9ddd32a28803baa547e6274983b67d5e287c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3638705ecd5ad2785e996f820121c0ad15ce64b5
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-47353

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-21

Modified 2024-12-24

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47353?

CVE-2021-47353 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2021-47353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47353?

CVE-2021-47353 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-2021-47353?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47353. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-47353 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-47353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →