NULL-ptr-deref in network sched
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in openEuler kernel on Linux (network modules) allows Pointer Manipulation. This vulnerability is associated with program files net/sched/sch_cbs.C. This issue affects openEuler kernel: from 4.19.90 before 4.19.90-2401.3.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:1769 Released 2020-04-28 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-193.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-193.el8 +19
- RHSA-2020:1567 Released 2020-04-28 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1769 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1769 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1567 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1567 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33630
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mwf-4888-4x35
References
Advisory 2
Other 13
- https://gitee.com/src-openeuler/kernel/pulls/1389
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e8b9bfa110896f95d602d8c98d5f9d67e41d78c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/31/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/31/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/02/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/02/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/03/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
More openEuler vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16407 Remote command execution in A-Tune-Collector CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-22539 The giflib open-source component has a buffer overflow vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2021-13009 Pull malicious images may cause process to be hijacked CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13014 Use after free in openEuler 22.03 LTS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-16404 Command injection in ioprobe of gala-gopher CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-16409 Command injection in aops-zeus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-33630 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-33630 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mwf-4888-4x35 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-33630 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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