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CVE-2021-47028

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.24%

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CVE-2021-47028 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7915: fix txrate reporting Properly check rate_info to fix unexpected reporting. [ 1215.161863] Call trace: [ 1215.164307] cfg80211_calculate_bitrate+0x124/0x200 [cfg80211] [ 1215.170139] ieee80211s_update_metric+0x80/0xc0 [mac80211] [ 1215.175624] ieee80211_tx_status_ext+0x508/0x838 [mac80211] [ 1215.181190] mt7915_mcu_get_rx_rate+0x28c/0x8d0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.186580] mt7915_mac_tx_free+0x324/0x7c0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.191623] mt7915_queue_rx_skb+0xa8/0xd0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.196582] mt76_dma_cleanup+0x7b0/0x11d0 [mt76] [ 1215.201276] __napi_poll+0x38/0xf8 [ 1215.204668] napi_workfn+0x40/0x80 [ 1215.208062] process_one_work+0x1fc/0x390 [ 1215.212062] worker_thread+0x48/0x4d0 [ 1215.215715] kthread+0x120/0x128 [ 1215.218935] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x1c. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7915: fix txrate reporting Properly check rate_info to fix unexpected reporting. [ 1215.161863] Call trace: [ 1215.164307] cfg80211_calculate_bitrate+0x124/0x200 [cfg80211] [ 1215.170139] ieee80211s_update_metric+0x80/0xc0 [mac80211] [ 1215.175624] ieee80211_tx_status_ext+0x508/0x838 [mac80211] [ 1215.181190] mt7915_mcu_get_rx_rate+0x28c/0x8d0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.186580] mt7915_mac_tx_free+0x324/0x7c0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.191623] mt7915_queue_rx_skb+0xa8/0xd0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.196582] mt76_dma_cleanup+0x7b0/0x11d0 [mt76] [ 1215.201276] __napi_poll+0x38/0xf8 [ 1215.204668] napi_workfn+0x40/0x80 [ 1215.208062] process_one_work+0x1fc/0x390 [ 1215.212062] worker_thread+0x48/0x4d0 [ 1215.215715] kthread+0x120/0x128 [ 1215.218935] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x1c

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.24%

15.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.8, < 5.11.21
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.12, < 5.12.4

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47028?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7915: fix txrate reporting Properly check rate_info to fix unexpected reporting. [ 1215.161863] Call trace: [ 1215.164307] cfg80211_calculate_bitrate+0x124/0x200 [cfg80211] [ 1215.170139] ieee80211s_update_metric+0x80/0xc0 [mac80211] [ 1215.175624] ieee80211_tx_status_ext+0x508/0x838 [mac80211] [ 1215.181190] mt7915_mcu_get_rx_rate+0x28c/0x8d0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.186580] mt7915_mac_tx_free+0x324/0x7c0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.191623] mt7915_queue_rx_skb+0xa8/0xd0 [mt7915e] [ 1215.196582] mt76_dma_cleanup+0x7b0/0x11d0 [mt76] [ 1215.201276] __napi_poll+0x38/0xf8 [ 1215.204668] napi_workfn+0x40/0x80 [ 1215.208062] process_one_work+0x1fc/0x390 [ 1215.212062] worker_thread+0x48/0x4d0 [ 1215.215715] kthread+0x120/0x128 [ 1215.218935] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x1c
How severe is CVE-2021-47028?
CVE-2021-47028 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47028?
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Source: NVD / NIST