CVE-2021-47388

mac80211: fix use-after-free in CCMP/GCMP RX

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 03:03 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: fix use-after-free in CCMP/GCMP RX When PN checking is done in mac80211, for fragmentation we need to copy the PN to the RX struct so we can later use it to do a comparison, since commit bf30ca922a0c ("mac80211: check defrag PN against current frame"). Unfortunately, in that commit I used the 'hdr' variable without it being necessarily valid, so use-after-free could occur if it was necessary to reallocate (parts of) the frame. Fix this by reloading the variable after the code that results in the reallocations, if any. This fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214401.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 5.12.94.14.235 ≤ v < 4.14.2494.19.193 ≤ v < 4.19.2094.4.271 ≤ v < 4.4.2864.9.271 ≤ v < 4.9.2855.10.42 ≤ v < 5.10.715.12.9 ≤ v < 5.135.12.9 ≤ v < 5.14.105.13 ≤ v < 5.14.105.13 ≤ v < 5.155.4.124 ≤ v < 5.4.1510f716b48ed25503e6961f4b5b40ece36f7e4ed261f0bf30c01d3f4de7d6c5e27b102a808c56466764.14.2354.19.1934.4.2714.9.2715.10.425.12.95.15 rc15.15 rc25.15 rc35.4.124608b0a2ae928a74a2f89e02227339dd79cdb63cfa9b57952fed41556c950a92123086724eaf11919bf30ca922a0c0176007e074b0acc77ed345e9990c8b3a6150dc8ac78d5fdd5fbdfc4806249ef8b2cd0f613fe6de344dc17ba04a88921a2094c13d3fae64ea0597050157f926ac2ba9b478a44ee5be945
Vendor states this is fixed in 27d3eb5616ee2c0a3b30c3fa34813368ed1f3dc9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 31de381aef0ab1b342f62485118dc8a19363dc78 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3d5d629c99c468458022e9b381789de3595bf4dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 447d001b875d0e7f211c4ba004916028da994258 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 50149e0866a82cef33e680ee68dc380a5bc75d32 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 57de2dcb18742dc2860861c9f496da7d42b67da0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 94513069eb549737bcfc3d988d6ed4da948a2de8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f556e1d6fb9f2923a9a36f3df638c7d79ba09dbb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.249 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.286 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.71 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.151 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d3eb5616ee2c0a3b30c3fa34813368ed1f3dc9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31de381aef0ab1b342f62485118dc8a19363dc78
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d5d629c99c468458022e9b381789de3595bf4dd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/447d001b875d0e7f211c4ba004916028da994258
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50149e0866a82cef33e680ee68dc380a5bc75d32
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57de2dcb18742dc2860861c9f496da7d42b67da0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94513069eb549737bcfc3d988d6ed4da948a2de8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f556e1d6fb9f2923a9a36f3df638c7d79ba09dbb

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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