CVE-2021-47486: riscv, bpf: Fix potential NULL dereference

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv, bpf: Fix potential NULL dereference The bpf_jit_binary_free() function requires a non-NULL argument. When the RISC-V BPF JIT fails to converge in NR_JIT_ITERATIONS steps, jit_data->header will be NULL, which triggers a NULL dereference. Avoid this by checking the argument, prior calling the function.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 5.10.77; from 5.11 before 5.14.16; 5.15-rc1, 5.15-rc2, 5.15-rc3, 5.15-rc4, 5.15-rc5, 5.15-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 5.10.77, 5.14.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.77, 5.14.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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