selinux: fix NULL-pointer dereference when hashtab allocation fails (Linux Linux)

CVE-2021-47218
MEDIUM 5.5

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Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.22 % · centile 13 ()
État
PUBLISHED
Publiée
Mise à jour
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Linux
Statut NVD
Analyzed

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix NULL-pointer dereference when hashtab allocation fails When the hash table slot array allocation fails in hashtab_init(), h->size is left initialized with a non-zero value, but the h->htable pointer is NULL. This may then cause a NULL pointer dereference, since the policydb code relies on the assumption that even after a failed hashtab_init(), hashtab_map() and hashtab_destroy() can be safely called on it. Yet, these detect an empty hashtab only by looking at the size. Fix this by making sure that hashtab_init() always leaves behind a valid empty hashtab when the allocation fails.

Faiblesses (CWE)

  • CWE-476 — Déréférencement de pointeur nul

Références

Scores

VersionScoreVecteurÉvalué par
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Références européennes

Avis du CERT-FR

Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)

Produits affectés

ProduitVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected 03414a49ad5f3c56988c36d2070e402ffa17feaf < b17dd53cac769dd13031b0ca34f90cc65e523fab ; affected 03414a49ad5f3c56988c36d2070e402ffa17feaf < 83c8ab8503adf56bf68dafc7a382f4946c87da79 ; affected 03414a49ad5f3c56988c36d2070e402ffa17feaf < dc27f3c5d10c58069672215787a96b4fae01818b
Linux · Linuxaffected 5.8 ; unaffected 0 < 5.8 ; unaffected 5.10.82 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.5 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 5.16 ≤ *

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD