CVE-2021-47266

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.23%

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CVE-2021-47266 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ipoib: Fix warning caused by destroying non-initial netns After the commit 5ce2dced8e95 ("RDMA/ipoib: Set rtnl_link_ops for ipoib interfaces"), if the IPoIB device is moved to non-initial netns, destroying that netns lets the device vanish instead of moving it back to the initial netns, This is happening because default_device_exit() skips the interfaces due to having rtnl_link_ops set. Steps to reporoduce: ip netns add foo ip link set mlx5_ib0 netns foo ip netns delete foo WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 704 at net/core/dev.c:11435 netdev_exit+0x3f/0x50 Modules linked in: xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink tun d fuse CPU: 1 PID: 704 Comm: kworker/u64:3 Tainted: G S W 5.13.0-rc1+ #1 Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R630/02C2CP, BIOS 2.1.5 04/11/2016 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:netdev_exit+0x3f/0x50 Code: 48 8b bb 30 01 00 00 e8 ef 81 b1 ff 48 81 fb c0 3a 54 a1 74 13 48 8b 83 90 00 00 00 48 81 c3 90 00 00 00 48 39 d8 75 02 5b c3 <0f> 0b 5b c3 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 RSP: 0018:ffffb297079d7e08 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: ffff8eb542c00040 RBX: ffff8eb541333150 RCX: 000000008010000d RDX: 000000008010000e RSI: 000000008010000d RDI: ffff8eb440042c00 RBP: ffffb297079d7e48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffffff9fdeac00 R10: ffff8eb5003be000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffffa1545620 R13: ffffffffa1545628 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffffffa1543b20 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8ed37fa00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005601b5f4c2e8 CR3: 0000001fc8c10002 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ops_exit_list.isra.9+0x36/0x70 cleanup_net+0x234/0x390 process_one_work+0x1cb/0x360 ? process_one_work+0x360/0x360 worker_thread+0x30/0x370 ? process_one_work+0x360/0x360 kthread+0x116/0x130 ? kthread_park+0x80/0x80 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 To avoid the above warning and later on the kernel panic that could happen on shutdown due to a NULL pointer dereference, make sure to set the netns_refund flag that was introduced by commit 3a5ca857079e ("can: dev: Move device back to init netns on owning netns delete") to properly restore the IPoIB interfaces to the initial netns.. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ipoib: Fix warning caused by destroying non-initial netns After the commit 5ce2dced8e95 ("RDMA/ipoib: Set rtnl_link_ops for ipoib interfaces"), if the IPoIB device is moved to non-initial netns, destroying that netns lets the device vanish instead of moving it back to the initial netns, This is happening because default_device_exit() skips the interfaces due to having rtnl_link_ops set. Steps to reporoduce: ip netns add foo ip link set mlx5_ib0 netns foo ip netns delete foo WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 704 at net/core/dev.c:11435 netdev_exit+0x3f/0x50 Modules linked in: xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink tun d fuse CPU: 1 PID: 704 Comm: kworker/u64:3 Tainted: G S W 5.13.0-rc1+ #1 Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R630/02C2CP, BIOS 2.1.5 04/11/2016 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:netdev_exit+0x3f/0x50 Code: 48 8b bb 30 01 00 00 e8 ef 81 b1 ff 48 81 fb c0 3a 54 a1 74 13 48 8b 83 90 00 00 00 48 81 c3 90 00 00 00 48 39 d8 75 02 5b c3 <0f> 0b 5b c3 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 RSP: 0018:ffffb297079d7e08 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: ffff8eb542c00040 RBX: ffff8eb541333150 RCX: 000000008010000d RDX: 000000008010000e RSI: 000000008010000d RDI: ffff8eb440042c00 RBP: ffffb297079d7e48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffffff9fdeac00 R10: ffff8eb5003be000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffffa1545620 R13: ffffffffa1545628 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffffffa1543b20 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8ed37fa00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005601b5f4c2e8 CR3: 0000001fc8c10002 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ops_exit_list.isra.9+0x36/0x70 cleanup_net+0x234/0x390 process_one_work+0x1cb/0x360 ? process_one_work+0x360/0x360 worker_thread+0x30/0x370 ? process_one_work+0x360/0x360 kthread+0x116/0x130 ? kthread_park+0x80/0x80 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 To avoid the above warning and later on the kernel panic that could happen on shutdown due to a NULL pointer dereference, make sure to set the netns_refund flag that was introduced by commit 3a5ca857079e ("can: dev: Move device back to init netns on owning netns delete") to properly restore the IPoIB interfaces to the initial netns.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.23%

13.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.4.73, < 5.4.126
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.8.17, < 5.9
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.9.2, < 5.10
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.10, < 5.10.44
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.12.11
LinuxLinux Kernel5.13Rc1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47266?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ipoib: Fix warning caused by destroying non-initial netns After the commit 5ce2dced8e95 ("RDMA/ipoib: Set rtnl_link_ops for ipoib interfaces"), if the IPoIB device is moved to non-initial netns, destroying that netns lets the device vanish instead of moving it back to the initial netns, This is happening because default_device_exit() skips the interfaces due to having rtnl_link_ops set. Steps to reporoduce: ip netns add foo ip link set mlx5_ib0 netns foo ip netns delete foo WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 704 at net/core/dev.c:11435 netdev_exit+0x3f/0x50 Modules linked in: xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink tun d fuse CPU: 1 PID: 704 Comm: kworker/u64:3 Tainted: G S W 5.13.0-rc1+ #1 Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R630/02C2CP, BIOS 2.1.5 04/11/2016 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:netdev_exit+0x3f/0x50 Code: 48 8b bb 30 01 00 00 e8 ef 81 b1 ff 48 81 fb c0 3a 54 a1 74 13 48 8b 83 90 00 00 00 48 81 c3 90 00 00 00 48 39 d8 75 02 5b c3 <0f> 0b 5b c3 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 RSP: 0018:ffffb297079d7e08 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: ffff8eb542c00040 RBX: ffff8eb541333150 RCX: 000000008010000d RDX: 000000008010000e RSI: 000000008010000d RDI: ffff8eb440042c00 RBP: ffffb297079d7e48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffffff9fdeac00 R10: ffff8eb5003be000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffffffa1545620 R13: ffffffffa1545628 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffffffa1543b20 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8ed37fa00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005601b5f4c2e8 CR3: 0000001fc8c10002 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: ops_exit_list.isra.9+0x36/0x70 cleanup_net+0x234/0x390 process_one_work+0x1cb/0x360 ? process_one_work+0x360/0x360 worker_thread+0x30/0x370 ? process_one_work+0x360/0x360 kthread+0x116/0x130 ? kthread_park+0x80/0x80 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 To avoid the above warning and later on the kernel panic that could happen on shutdown due to a NULL pointer dereference, make sure to set the netns_refund flag that was introduced by commit 3a5ca857079e ("can: dev: Move device back to init netns on owning netns delete") to properly restore the IPoIB interfaces to the initial netns.
How severe is CVE-2021-47266?
CVE-2021-47266 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47266?
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Source: NVD / NIST