linux — security advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup The ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference with some machine (online cpus < 63). This is due to the fact that the maximum value of num_xdp_queues is nr_cpu_ids. Code is in "ixgbe_set_rss_queues"". Here's how the problem repeats itself: Some machine (online cpus < 63), And user set num_queues to 63 through ethtool. Code is in the "ixgbe_set_channels", adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit = count; It becomes 63. When user use xdp, "ixgbe_set_rss_queues" will set queues num. adapter->num_rx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_tx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_xdp_queues = ixgbe_xdp_queues(adapter); And rss_i's value is from f = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR]; rss_i = f->indices = f->limit; So "num_rx_queues" > "num_xdp_queues", when run to "ixgbe_xdp_setup", for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++) if (adapter->xdp_ring[i]->xsk_umem) It leads to panic. Call trace: [exception RIP: ixgbe_xdp+368] RIP: ffffffffc02a76a0 RSP: ffff9fe16202f8d0 RFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001c RDI: ffffffffa94ead90 RBP: ffff92f8f24c0c18 R8: 0000000000000000 R9: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff9fe16202f830 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff92f8f24c0000 R13: ffff9fe16202fc01 R14: 000000000000000a R15: ffffffffc02a7530 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018 7 [ffff9fe162
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.14.12-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-47399
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 01:21 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup The ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference with some machine (online cpus < 63). This is due to the fact that the maximum value of num_xdp_queues is nr_cpu_ids. Code is in "ixgbe_set_rss_queues"". Here's how the problem repeats itself: Some machine (online cpus < 63), And user set num_queues to 63 through ethtool. Code is in the "ixgbe_set_channels", adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit = count; It becomes 63. When user use xdp, "ixgbe_set_rss_queues" will set queues num. adapter->num_rx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_tx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_xdp_queues = ixgbe_xdp_queues(adapter); And rss_i's value is from f = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR]; rss_i = f->indices = f->limit; So "num_rx_queues" > "num_xdp_queues", when run to "ixgbe_xdp_setup", for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++) if (adapter->xdp_ring[i]->xsk_umem) It leads to panic. Call trace: [exception RIP: ixgbe_xdp+368] RIP: ffffffffc02a76a0 RSP: ffff9fe16202f8d0 RFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001c RDI: ffffffffa94ead90 RBP: ffff92f8f24c0c18 R8: 0000000000000000 R9: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff9fe16202f830 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff92f8f24c0000 R13: ffff9fe16202fc01 R14: 000000000000000a R15: ffffffffc02a7530 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018 7 [ffff9fe162
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47399
linux
Fixed versions: 5.14.12-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.14.12-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.14.12-1
Complete source record
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