🛡️ CVE-2021-47137 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lantiq: fix memory corruption in RX ring In a situation where memory allocation or dma mapping fails, an invalid address is programmed into the descriptor. This can lead to memory corruption. If the memory allocation fails, DMA should reuse the previous skb and mapping and drop the packet. This patch also increments rx drop counter.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2021-47137 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 5.14.6-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47137 is recorded against 1 package.

linux (fixed in 5.14.6-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 25 March 2024 and last revised on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2021-47137 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Ubuntu

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2024-03-25

Updated 2026-08-12

Modified 2026-08-05

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	5.14.6-1

References

ADVISORY https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-47137

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