{"cve":"CVE-2021-47650","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T06:37:06.780","modified":"2026-06-17T04:18:14.753","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: soc-compress: prevent the potentially use of null pointer\n\nThere is one call trace that snd_soc_register_card()\n->snd_soc_bind_card()->soc_init_pcm_runtime()\n->snd_soc_dai_compress_new()->snd_soc_new_compress().\nIn the trace the 'codec_dai' transfers from card->dai_link,\nand we can see from the snd_soc_add_pcm_runtime() in\nsnd_soc_bind_card() that, if value of card->dai_link->num_codecs\nis 0, then 'codec_dai' could be null pointer caused\nby index out of bound in 'asoc_rtd_to_codec(rtd, 0)'.\nAnd snd_soc_register_card() is called by various platforms.\nTherefore, it is better to add the check in the case of misusing.\nAnd because 'cpu_dai' has already checked in soc_init_pcm_runtime(),\nthere is no need to check again.\nAdding the check as follow, then if 'codec_dai' is null,\nsnd_soc_new_compress() will not pass through the check\n'if (playback + capture != 1)', avoiding the leftover use of\n'codec_dai'.","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/08af6da684b44097ea09f1d74d5858b837ed203b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4639c1d97f385f4784f44d66a3da0672f4951ada","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a69ad8df959e5211ed4a8e120783b2d352ea74","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de2c6f98817fa5decb9b7d3b3a8a3ab864c10588","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69a75cb8a98c6c487d620442c68595726a69f60"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47650","score":0.00256,"percentile":0.17251,"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."]}