CVE-2021-47555

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: vlan: fix underflow for the real_dev refcnt Inject error before dev_hold(real_dev) in register_vlan_dev(), and execute the following testcase: ip link add dev dummy1 type dummy ip link add name dummy1.100 link dummy1 type vlan id 100 ip link del dev dummy1 When the dummy netdevice is removed, we will get a WARNING as following: ======================================================================= refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory. WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at lib/refcount.c:31 refcount_warn_saturate+0xbf/0x1e0 and an endless loop of: ======================================================================= unregister_netdevice: waiting for dummy1 to become free. Usage count = -1073741824 That is because dev_put(real_dev) in vlan_dev_free() be called without dev_hold(real_dev) in register_vlan_dev(). It makes the refcnt of real_dev underflow. Move the dev_hold(real_dev) to vlan_dev_init() which is the call-back of ndo_init(). That makes dev_hold() and dev_put() for vlan's real_dev symmetrical.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Sep 2025, 15:28

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CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9cc2dea3fde3bad6d27f464eff463496e2b00 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9cc2dea3fde3bad6d27f464eff463496e2b00 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e44178864b38dd70b877985abd7d86fdb95f27d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e44178864b38dd70b877985abd7d86fdb95f27d - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e800ee43218a56acc93676bbb3d93b74779e555 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e800ee43218a56acc93676bbb3d93b74779e555 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fc72a508cf115c273a7a29350069def1041890 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fc72a508cf115c273a7a29350069def1041890 - Patch
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-191
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.4
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

21 Nov 2024, 06:36

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References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9cc2dea3fde3bad6d27f464eff463496e2b00 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9cc2dea3fde3bad6d27f464eff463496e2b00 -
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e44178864b38dd70b877985abd7d86fdb95f27d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e44178864b38dd70b877985abd7d86fdb95f27d -
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e800ee43218a56acc93676bbb3d93b74779e555 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e800ee43218a56acc93676bbb3d93b74779e555 -
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fc72a508cf115c273a7a29350069def1041890 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fc72a508cf115c273a7a29350069def1041890 -

04 Nov 2024, 21:35

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: vlan: corrige el desbordamiento insuficiente para real_dev refcnt Inyecte el error antes de dev_hold(real_dev) en Register_vlan_dev() y ejecute el siguiente caso de prueba: ip link add dev dummy1 tipo dummy ip link add nombre dummy1.100 link dummy1 tipo vlan id 100 ip link del dev dummy1 Cuando se elimina el dispositivo de red ficticio, recibiremos una ADVERTENCIA como la siguiente: ===================== ==================================================== = refcount_t: decremento hit 0; pérdida de memoria. ADVERTENCIA: CPU: 2 PID: 0 en lib/refcount.c:31 refcount_warn_saturate+0xbf/0x1e0 y un bucle sin fin de: ======================== ================================================= unregister_netdevice: esperando que el dummy1 quede libre. Recuento de uso = -1073741824 Esto se debe a que dev_put(real_dev) en vlan_dev_free() se llama sin dev_hold(real_dev) en Register_vlan_dev(). Hace que el refcnt de real_dev se desborde. Mueva dev_hold(real_dev) a vlan_dev_init() que es la devolución de llamada de ndo_init(). Eso hace que dev_hold() y dev_put() para real_dev de vlan sean simétricos.
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.4

24 May 2024, 15:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-24 15:15

Updated : 2025-09-18 15:28


NVD link : CVE-2021-47555

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47555

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-47555


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-191

Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)