CVE-2021-47668

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: dev: can_restart: fix use after free bug After calling netif_rx_ni(skb), dereferencing skb is unsafe. Especially, the can_frame cf which aliases skb memory is accessed after the netif_rx_ni() in: stats->rx_bytes += cf->len; Reordering the lines solves the issue.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc6847b9b8978b520f62fbc7c68c54ef0f8d282

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac48ef15826e83f4206c47add61072e8fc76d328

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92668d28c7e6a7a2ba07df287669ffcdf650c421

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/593c072b7b3c4d7044416eb039d9ad706bedd67a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/260925a0b7d2da5449f8ecfd02c1405e0c8a45b8

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ab951787098ae0b6c0364aeea7a8138226f234

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f16c5075b22c8902d2af739969e878b0879c94

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-04-17

Updated: 2025-04-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00012