{"cve":"CVE-2021-47312","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-21T15:15:18.660","modified":"2026-06-17T04:17:10.103","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: Fix dereference of null pointer flow\n\nIn the case where chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD is false then\nnft_flow_rule_create is not called and flow is NULL. The subsequent\nerror handling execution via label err_destroy_flow_rule will lead\nto a null pointer dereference on flow when calling nft_flow_rule_destroy.\nSince the error path to err_destroy_flow_rule has to cater for null\nand non-null flows, only call nft_flow_rule_destroy if flow is non-null\nto fix this issue.\n\nAddresses-Coverity: (\"Explicity null dereference\")","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ca041f919f13783b0b03894783deee00dbca19a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a5a1950cca02c5cd161bb3846b4d983eed97d3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ca041f919f13783b0b03894783deee00dbca19a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a5a1950cca02c5cd161bb3846b4d983eed97d3"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47312","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12597,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}