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CVE-2021-47464

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix possible null-pointer dereference in audit_filter_rules Fix possible null-pointer dereference in audit_filter_rules. audit_filter_rules() error: we previously assumed 'ctx' could be null

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6f451f1f60c58d73038c7c3177066f8f084e2a2

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e3ee990c90494561921c756481d0e2125d8b895

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e9e46a700201b4c85081fd478c99c692a9aaa0d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16802fa4c33eb1a8efb23f1e93365190e4047d05

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-34469

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-05-22

Updated: 2025-04-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0004

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