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CVE-2021-47563

kernel: ice: avoid bpf_prog refcount underflow

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 24, 2024

Updated · October 2, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ice driver, where the add_pble_prm function improperly manages the reference counting of the bpf_prog object. This issue occurs during the VSI rebuild process, causing a reference count underflow when an old program is mistakenly decremented while still in use, which leads to a system crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-911 · Improper Update of Reference Count