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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47159

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: fix a crash if ->get_sset_count() fails If ds->ops->get_sset_count() fails then it "count" is a negative error code such as -EOPNOTSUPP. Because "i" is an unsigned int, the negative error code is type promoted to a very high value and the loop will corrupt memory until the system crashes. Fix this by checking for error codes and changing the type of "i" to just int.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.14.6-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-47159
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 02:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47159

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2024, 10:15 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: fix a crash if ->get_sset_count() fails If ds->ops->get_sset_count() fails then it "count" is a negative error code such as -EOPNOTSUPP. Because "i" is an unsigned int, the negative error code is type promoted to a very high value and the loop will corrupt memory until the system crashes. Fix this by checking for error codes and changing the type of "i" to just int.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47159

linux

Fixed versions: 5.14.6-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.14.6-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.14.6-1

Complete source record
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