{"cve":"CVE-2021-47479","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-22T09:15:09.817","modified":"2026-06-17T04:17:34.233","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8712: fix use-after-free in rtl8712_dl_fw\n\nSyzbot reported use-after-free in rtl8712_dl_fw(). The problem was in\nrace condition between r871xu_dev_remove() ->ndo_open() callback.\n\nIt's easy to see from crash log, that driver accesses released firmware\nin ->ndo_open() callback. It may happen, since driver was releasing\nfirmware _before_ unregistering netdev. Fix it by moving\nunregister_netdev() before cleaning up resources.\n\nCall Trace:\n...\n rtl871x_open_fw drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c:83 [inline]\n rtl8712_dl_fw+0xd95/0xe10 drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c:170\n rtl8712_hal_init drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c:330 [inline]\n rtl871x_hal_init+0xae/0x180 drivers/staging/rtl8712/hal_init.c:394\n netdev_open+0xe6/0x6c0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c:380\n __dev_open+0x2bc/0x4d0 net/core/dev.c:1484\n\nFreed by task 1306:\n...\n release_firmware+0x1b/0x30 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1053\n r871xu_dev_remove+0xcc/0x2c0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:599\n usb_unbind_interface+0x1d8/0x8d0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a65c9afe9f2f55b7a7fb4a25ab654cd4139683a4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/befd23bd3b17f1a3f9c943a8580b47444c7c63ed","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c052cc1a069c3e575619cf64ec427eb41176ca70","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c430094541a80575259a94ff879063ef01473506","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a65c9afe9f2f55b7a7fb4a25ab654cd4139683a4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47479","score":0.00228,"percentile":0.13569,"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."]}