CVE-2021-47668 can: dev: can_restart: fix use after free bug

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title CVE-2021-47668 can: dev: can_restart: fix use after free bug
Type vulnrichment
Published 2025-04-17T18:01:29
Last Seen 2025-04-17T19:22:38
CVSS Score 0.0 ()

CVSS v3 Details

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CVE Information

CVE IDs CVE-2021-47668
CWE
Bulletin Family cve

Description

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

can: dev: can_restart: fix use after free bug

After calling netif_rx_ni(skb), dereferencing skb is unsafe.
Especially, the can_frame cf which aliases skb memory is accessed
after the netif_rx_ni() in:
stats->rx_bytes += cf->len;

Reordering the lines solves the issue.

Impact Assessment

Base Score 0.0
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