medium 5.5

CVE-2021-47257 json

net: ieee802154: fix null deref in parse dev addr

published 2024-05-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-33905

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Fix a logic error that could result in a null deref if the user sets the mode incorrectly for the given addr type.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 6 links 7

Linux Linux 4.9.274, 4.14.238, 4.19.196, 5.4.127, 5.10.45, 5.12.12, 5.13

debian ubuntu red hat suse almalinux rocky linux

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.10.46-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47257

linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-156.163
linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-81.91
linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1111.118
linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1055.58
linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1051.55
linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1099.101
linux-kvm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1045.47
linux-azure Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1056.58

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47257

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kernel-rt RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-debug-kvm RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-debug-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-debug-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel-rt-modules-extra RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:5102 RHSA-2024:5101

kernel-azure SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-16.197.1
kernel-syms-azure SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-16.197.1
kernel-source-azure SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-16.197.1
kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.228.1
kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.228.1
kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +2 more 4.12.14-122.228.1
kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.228.2
kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.200.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:3252-1 SUSE-SU-2024:3251-1 SUSE-SU-2024:3189-1

kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:5101 ALSA-2024:5102

kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1
kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RXSA-2024:5101 RLSA-2024:5102 RLSA-2024:5101

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-47257 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 5.5

kernel: net: ieee802154: fix null deref in parse dev addr

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, +2 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5102
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-31)

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-47257
NVD CVE-2021-47257

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Summary