CVE-2021-47148: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: fix a buffer overflow in otx2_set_rxfh_context() This function is called from ethtool_set_rxfh() and "*rss_context" comes from the user. Add some bounds checking to prevent memory corruption.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.12, before 5.12.9 (fixed in 5.12.9); version 5.13 only

Published 2024-03-25. Last modified 2026-08-04.