CVE-2021-47619: i40e: Fix queues reservation for XDP
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 00eddb0e4ea115154581d1049507a996acfc2d3e, 4b3aa858268b7b9aeef02e5f9c4cd8f8fac101c8, 768eb705e6381f0c70ca29d4e66f19790d5d19a1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 00eddb0e4ea115154581d1049507a996acfc2d3e, 4b3aa858268b7b9aeef02e5f9c4cd8f8fac101c8, 768eb705e6381f0c70ca29d4e66f19790d5d19a1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix queues reservation for XDP When XDP was configured on a system with large number of CPUs and X722 NIC there was a call trace with NULL pointer dereference. i40e 0000:87:00.0: failed to get tracking for 256 queues for VSI 0 err -12 i40e 0000:87:00.0: setup of MAIN VSI failed BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 RIP: 0010:i40e_xdp+0xea/0x1b0 [i40e] Call Trace: ? i40e_reconfig_rss_queues+0x130/0x130 [i40e] dev_xdp_install+0x61/0xe0 dev_xdp_attach+0x18a/0x4c0 dev_change_xdp_fd+0x1e6/0x220 do_setlink+0x616/0x1030 ? ahci_port_stop+0x80/0x80 ? ata_qc_issue+0x107/0x1e0 ? lock_timer_base+0x61/0x80 ? __mod_timer+0x202/0x380 rtnl_setlink+0xe5/0x170 ? bpf_lsm_binder_transaction+0x10/0x10 ? security_capable+0x36/0x50 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x121/0x350 ? rtnl_calcit.isra.0+0x100/0x100 netlink_rcv_skb+0x50/0xf0 netlink_unicast+0x1d3/0x2a0 netlink_sendmsg+0x22a/0x440 sock_sendmsg+0x5e/0x60 __sys_sendto+0xf0/0x160 ? __sys_getsockname+0x7e/0xc0 ? _copy_from_user+0x3c/0x80 ? __sys_setsockopt+0xc8/0x1a0 __x64_sys_sendto+0x20/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f83fa7a39e0 This was caused by PF queue pile fragmentation due to flow director VSI queue being placed right after main VSI. Because of this main VSI was not able to resize its queue allocation for XDP resulting in no queues allocated for main VSI when XDP was turned on. Fix this by always allocating last queue in PF queue pile for a flow director VSI.
- Published
- Jun 20, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel3.12 and later · before 4.19.228
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.176
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.96
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.19
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.16.5
- linux linux kernel5.17
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 3.12affected
- 41c445ff0f482bb6e6b72dcee9e598e20575f743 and later · before d46fa4ea9756ef6cbcf9752d0832cc66e2d7121baffected · git
- 41c445ff0f482bb6e6b72dcee9e598e20575f743 and later · before be6998f232b8e4ca8225029e305b8329d89bfd59affected · git
- 41c445ff0f482bb6e6b72dcee9e598e20575f743 and later · before 768eb705e6381f0c70ca29d4e66f19790d5d19a1affected · git
- 41c445ff0f482bb6e6b72dcee9e598e20575f743 and later · before 00eddb0e4ea115154581d1049507a996acfc2d3eaffected · git
- 41c445ff0f482bb6e6b72dcee9e598e20575f743 and later · before 4b3aa858268b7b9aeef02e5f9c4cd8f8fac101c8affected · git
- 41c445ff0f482bb6e6b72dcee9e598e20575f743 and later · before 92947844b8beee988c0ce17082b705c2f75f0742affected · git
- before 3.12not affected · semver
- 4.19.228 and later · up to and including 4.19.*not affected · semver
- 5.4.176 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.16.7-1 | 5.16.7-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-47617Jun 20, 2024 · PCI: pciehp: Fix infinite loop in IRQ handler upon power fault22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-47618Jun 20, 2024 · ARM: 9170/1: fix panic when kasan and kprobe are enabled22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2021-47620Jun 20, 2024 · Bluetooth: refactor malicious adv data check22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 00eddb0e4ea115154581d1049507a996acfc2d3e | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4b3aa858268b7b9aeef02e5f9c4cd8f8fac101c8 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 768eb705e6381f0c70ca29d4e66f19790d5d19a1 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 92947844b8beee988c0ce17082b705c2f75f0742 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | be6998f232b8e4ca8225029e305b8329d89bfd59 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d46fa4ea9756ef6cbcf9752d0832cc66e2d7121b | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 5.16.7-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0733 · Jun 24, 2024(Linux Kernel Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b3aa858268b7b9aeef02e5f9c4cd8f8fac101c8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/768eb705e6381f0c70ca29d4e66f19790d5d19a1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92947844b8beee988c0ce17082b705c2f75f0742
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6998f232b8e4ca8225029e305b8329d89bfd59
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d46fa4ea9756ef6cbcf9752d0832cc66e2d7121b
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.