Double Free in Linux

CVE-2021-47564

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix double free issue on err path fix error path handling in prestera_bridge_port_join() that cases prestera driver to crash (see below). Trace: Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: prestera_pci prestera uio_pdrv_genirq CPU: 1 PID: 881 Comm: ip Not tainted 5.15.0 #1 pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : prestera_bridge_destroy+0x2c/0xb0 [prestera] lr : prestera_bridge_port_join+0x2cc/0x350 [prestera] sp : ffff800011a1b0f0 ... x2 : ffff000109ca6c80 x1 : dead000000000100 x0 : dead000000000122 Call trace: prestera_bridge_destroy+0x2c/0xb0 [prestera] prestera_bridge_port_join+0x2cc/0x350 [prestera] prestera_netdev_port_event.constprop.0+0x3c4/0x450 [prestera] prestera_netdev_event_handler+0xf4/0x110 [prestera] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x54/0x80 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x54/0xa0 __netdev_upper_dev_link+0x19c/0x380

Vulnerability class: Double Free

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-47564: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e1189d9a5fbec8153dbe03f3589bc2baa96694e2, 5.10, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 5.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47564?
CVE-2021-47564 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-47564?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-47564 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.