CVE-2021-47601 tee: amdtee: fix an IS_ERR() vs NULL bug

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in the AMD TEE driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-47601?

CVE-2021-47601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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:

tee: amdtee: fix an IS_ERR() vs NULL bug

The __get_free_pages() function does not return error pointers it returns NULL so fix this condition to avoid a NULL dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47601?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47601?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-47601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47601, GHSA-hwf6-8434-65rv, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47601.

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