CVE-2021-47101
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read() asix_read_cmd() may read less than sizeof(smsr) bytes and in this case smsr will be uninitialized.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read() asix_read_cmd() may read less than sizeof(smsr) bytes and in this case smsr will be uninitialized. Fail log: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in asix_mdio_read+0x3c1/0xb00 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] asix_check_host_enable drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:82 [inline] drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 asix_mdio_read+0x3c1/0xb00 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497 drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:497
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8035b1a2a37a29d8c717ef84fca8fe7278bc9f03Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d259f621c85949f30cc578cac813b82bb5169f56Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8035b1a2a37a29d8c717ef84fca8fe7278bc9f03Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d259f621c85949f30cc578cac813b82bb5169f56Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.