CVE-2021-47101
published 2024-03-04CVE-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)…
PriorityP428high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.22%
12.5th percentile
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
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 5.15.15-1 (bookworm) | linux 5.15.15-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= d9fe64e511144c1ee7d7555b4111f09dde9692ef < d259f621c85949f30cc578cac813b82bb5169f56 | d259f621c85949f30cc578cac813b82bb5169f56 |
| linux | linux | >= d9fe64e511144c1ee7d7555b4111f09dde9692ef < 8035b1a2a37a29d8c717ef84fca8fe7278bc9f03 | 8035b1a2a37a29d8c717ef84fca8fe7278bc9f03 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.15.15-1 | 5.15.15-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.15.15-1 | 5.15.15-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.15.15-1 | 5.15.15-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.0-204.224 | 5.4.0-204.224 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-236.248 | 4.15.0-236.248 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.9 < 5.15.12 | 5.15.12 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.1HIGH
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
OSV
linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
osv·2025-04-09·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2022-23041 [HIGH] linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities
Demi Marie Obenour and Simon Gaiser discovered that several Xen para-
virtualization device frontends did not properly restrict the access rights
of device backends. An attacker could possibly use a malicious Xen backend
to gain access to memory pages of a guest VM or cause a denial of service
in the guest. (CVE-2022-23041)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HID subsystem;
- Network drivers;
- Mellanox network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- SuperH / SH-Mobile drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- Ext4 file system;
- JFS file system;
- IP tunnels definitions;
- Netwo
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
osv·2025-04-09·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2022-23041 [HIGH] linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
Demi Marie Obenour and Simon Gaiser discovered that several Xen para-
virtualization device frontends did not properly restrict the access rights
of device backends. An attacker could possibly use a malicious Xen backend
to gain access to memory pages of a guest VM or cause a denial of service
in the guest. (CVE-2022-23041)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HID subsystem;
- Network drivers;
- Mellanox network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- SuperH / SH-Mobile drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- Ext4
OSV
linux-iot vulnerabilities
osv·2025-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-38096 [MEDIUM] linux-iot vulnerabilities
linux-iot vulnerabilities
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Ye Zhang and Nicolas Wu discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle locking for rings with IOPOLL, leading to a
double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-21400)
Chenyuan Yang discovered that the CEC driver driver in the Linux kernel
contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
OSV
linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-01-15·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2022-38096 [MEDIUM] linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities
linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- GPU drivers;
- Network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- Ext4 file system;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Amateur Radio drivers;
- Network traffic control;
- Sun RPC protocol;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2023-52821, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-43892, CVE-2024-49967,
CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-36952, CVE-2024-3855
OSV
linux-azure-5.4 vulnerabilities
osv·2025-01-14·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2022-38096 [MEDIUM] linux-azure-5.4 vulnerabilities
linux-azure-5.4 vulnerabilities
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Power management core;
- GPU drivers;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Network drivers;
- S/390 drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- TTY drivers;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- EROFS file system;
- F2FS file system;
- File systems infrastruct
OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities
osv·2025-01-09·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2022-38096 [MEDIUM] linux-azure vulnerabilities
linux-azure vulnerabilities
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Power management core;
- GPU drivers;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Network drivers;
- S/390 drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- TTY drivers;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- EROFS file system;
- F2FS file system;
- File systems infrastructure;
OSV
linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities
osv·2024-12-20·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2022-38096 [MEDIUM] linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities
linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- GPU drivers;
- Network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- Ext4 file system;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Amateur Radio drivers;
- Network traffic control;
- Sun RPC protocol;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-
OSV
linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
osv·2024-12-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2022-38096 [MEDIUM] linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- GPU drivers;
- Network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- Ext4 file system;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Amateur Radio drivers;
- Network traffic control;
- Sun RPC protocol;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2023-52821, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-43892, CVE-20
GHSA
GHSA-72gm-6qcq-3xmp: 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 si
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-03-04
CVE-2021-47101 [HIGH] CWE-908 GHSA-72gm-6qcq-3xmp: 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 si
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/n
OSV
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 size
osv·2024-03-04·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-47101 [HIGH] 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 size
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/
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-04-09·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-47119 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Demi Marie Obenour and Simon Gaiser discovered that several Xen para-
virtualization device frontends did not properly restrict the access rights
of device backends. An attacker could possibly use a malicious Xen backend
to gain access to memory pages of a guest VM or cause a denial of service
in the guest. (CVE-2022-23041)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HID subsystem;
- Network drivers;
- Mellanox network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- SuperH / SH-Mobile drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- Ext4 file system;
- JFS file system;
- IP tun
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-04-09·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-47101 [HIGH] Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Demi Marie Obenour and Simon Gaiser discovered that several Xen para-
virtualization device frontends did not properly restrict the access rights
of device backends. An attacker could possibly use a malicious Xen backend
to gain access to memory pages of a guest VM or cause a denial of service
in the guest. (CVE-2022-23041)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- HID subsystem;
- Network drivers;
- Mellanox network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- SuperH / SH-Mobile drivers;
- File systems infrastructure;
- Ext4 file system;
- JFS file system;
-
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-04-03·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2024-50006 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Ye Zhang and Nicolas Wu discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle locking for rings with IOPOLL, leading to a
double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-21400)
Chenyuan Yang discovered that the CEC driver driver in the Linux kernel
contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A loca
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-01-15·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2024-50264 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- GPU drivers;
- Network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- Ext4 file system;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Amateur Radio drivers;
- Network traffic control;
- Sun RPC protocol;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2023-52821, CVE-2024
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-01-14·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2024-53057 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Power management core;
- GPU drivers;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Network drivers;
- S/390 drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- TTY drivers;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 fi
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-01-09·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2024-46724 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Power management core;
- GPU drivers;
- InfiniBand drivers;
- Network drivers;
- S/390 drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- TTY drivers;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 fi
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2024-12-20·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2024-38597 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not
properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- GPU drivers;
- Network drivers;
- SCSI subsystem;
- Ext4 file system;
- Bluetooth subsystem;
- Memory management;
- Amateur Radio drivers;
- Network traffic control;
- Sun RPC protocol;
- VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2023-52821, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-202
Red Hat
kernel: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read()
vendor_redhat·2024-03-04·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-47101 [HIGH] CWE-457 kernel: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read()
kernel: asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read()
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/
Debian
CVE-2021-47101: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: asix: fix u...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-47101 [HIGH] CVE-2021-47101: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: asix: fix u...
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/
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2024-03-04
Published