Linux Kernel up to 5.14.10 usb platform_get_resource return value

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 4.14.249/4.19.209/5.4.151/5.10.71/5.14.10. This impacts the function platform_get_resource of the component usb. Executing a manipulation can lead to return value. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-47409. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 4.14.249/4.19.209/5.4.151/5.10.71/5.14.10 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function platform_get_resource of the component usb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a return value vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-252. The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc2: check return value after calling platform_get_resource() It will cause null-ptr-deref if platform_get_resource() returns NULL, we need check the return value.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-47409. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.14.250, 4.19.210, 5.4.152, 5.10.72 or 5.14.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4b7f4a0eb92b/a7182993dd8e/8b9c1c33e51d/2754fa3b73df/337f00a0bc62/856e6e8e0f93 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1197). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• EMC Avamar
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell Avamar
• Juniper Junos Space
• IBM DB2
• IBM Storage Scale System
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain OS

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.14.249
• 4.19.209
• 5.4.151
• 5.10.0
• 5.10.1
• 5.10.2
• 5.10.3
• 5.10.4
• 5.10.5
• 5.10.6
• 5.10.7
• 5.10.8
• 5.10.9
• 5.10.10
• 5.10.11
• 5.10.12
• 5.10.13
• 5.10.14
• 5.10.15
• 5.10.16
• 5.10.17
• 5.10.18
• 5.10.19
• 5.10.20
• 5.10.21
• 5.10.22
• 5.10.23
• 5.10.24
• 5.10.25
• 5.10.26
• 5.10.27
• 5.10.28
• 5.10.29
• 5.10.30
• 5.10.31
• 5.10.32
• 5.10.33
• 5.10.34
• 5.10.35
• 5.10.36
• 5.10.37
• 5.10.38
• 5.10.39
• 5.10.40
• 5.10.41
• 5.10.42
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• 5.10.46
• 5.10.47
• 5.10.48
• 5.10.49
• 5.10.50
• 5.10.51
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• 5.10.55
• 5.10.56
• 5.10.57
• 5.10.58
• 5.10.59
• 5.10.60
• 5.10.61
• 5.10.62
• 5.10.63
• 5.10.64
• 5.10.65
• 5.10.66
• 5.10.67
• 5.10.68
• 5.10.69
• 5.10.70
• 5.10.71
• 5.14.0
• 5.14.1
• 5.14.2
• 5.14.3
• 5.14.4
• 5.14.5
• 5.14.6
• 5.14.7
• 5.14.8
• 5.14.9
• 5.14.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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