# CVE-2021-47293: net/sched: act_skbmod: Skip non-Ethernet packets

> A flaw in the Linux kernel's skbmod action allows silent packet corruption when applied to non-Ethernet interfaces, potentially causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47293, GHSA-qqw5-j897-27cf, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47293

## What is CVE-2021-47293?

CVE-2021-47293 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/sched: act_skbmod: Skip non-Ethernet packets

Currently tcf_skbmod_act() assumes that packets use Ethernet as their L2
protocol, which is not always the case.  As an example, for CAN devices:

	$ ip link add dev vcan0 type vcan
	$ ip link set up vcan0
	$ tc qdisc add dev vcan0 root handle 1: htb
	$ tc filter add dev vcan0 parent 1: protocol ip prio 10 \
		matchall action skbmod swap mac

Doing the above silently corrupts all the packets.  Do not perform skbmod
actions for non-Ethernet packets.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47293?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47293 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.