CVE-2021-47218
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
selinux: fix NULL-pointer dereference when hashtab allocation fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix NULL-pointer dereference when hashtab allocation fails When the hash table slot array allocation fails in hashtab_init(), h->size is left initialized with a non-zero value, but the h->htable pointer is NULL. This may then cause a NULL pointer dereference, since the policydb code relies on the assumption that even after a failed hashtab_init(), hashtab_map() and hashtab_destroy() can be safely called on it. Yet, these detect an empty hashtab only by looking at the size. Fix this by making sure that hashtab_init() always leaves behind a valid empty hashtab when the allocation fails.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03414a49ad5f3c56988c36d2070e402ffa17feaf | affected | git | b17dd53cac769dd13031b0ca34f90cc65e523fab | Unavailable | None listed |
| 03414a49ad5f3c56988c36d2070e402ffa17feaf | affected | git | 83c8ab8503adf56bf68dafc7a382f4946c87da79 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 03414a49ad5f3c56988c36d2070e402ffa17feaf | affected | git | dc27f3c5d10c58069672215787a96b4fae01818b | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.8 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.82 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.5 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 5.16 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |