{"cve":"CVE-2021-47515","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-24T15:15:12.937","modified":"2026-08-04T10:17:06.950","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nseg6: fix the iif in the IPv6 socket control block\n\nWhen an IPv4 packet is received, the ip_rcv_core(...) sets the receiving\ninterface index into the IPv4 socket control block (v5.16-rc4,\nnet/ipv4/ip_input.c line 510):\n\n    IPCB(skb)->iif = skb->skb_iif;\n\nIf that IPv4 packet is meant to be encapsulated in an outer IPv6+SRH\nheader, the seg6_do_srh_encap(...) performs the required encapsulation.\nIn this case, the seg6_do_srh_encap function clears the IPv6 socket control\nblock (v5.16-rc4 net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c line 163):\n\n    memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));\n\nThe memset(...) was introduced in commit ef489749aae5 (\"ipv6: sr: clear\nIP6CB(skb) on SRH ip4ip6 encapsulation\") a long time ago (2019-01-29).\n\nSince the IPv6 socket control block and the IPv4 socket control block share\nthe same memory area (skb->cb), the receiving interface index info is lost\n(IP6CB(skb)->iif is set to zero).\n\nAs a side effect, that condition triggers a NULL pointer dereference if\ncommit 0857d6f8c759 (\"ipv6: When forwarding count rx stats on the orig\nnetdev\") is applied.\n\nTo fix that issue, we set the IP6CB(skb)->iif with the index of the\nreceiving interface once again.","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/6431e71093f3da586a00c6d931481ffb0dc2db0e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/666521b3852d2b2f52d570f9122b1e4b50d96831","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98adb2bbfa407c9290bda299d4c6f7a1c4ebd5e1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68d93354e5bf5191ee673982251864ea24dd5c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b16d412e5f79734033df04e97d7ea2f50a8e9fe3"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47515","score":0.00746,"percentile":0.54842,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}