CVE-2021-47587

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in the bcmsysport.c driver and is caused by unsynchronized access to the shared descriptor list, which without proper locking, can corrupt the descriptors if there is concurrent access. This vulnerability can lead to packet transmission issues such as incorrect checksums and network instability.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not impacted by this CVE, as the vulnerability in question does not affect the specific versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions. This ensures that users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are not exposed to the potential risks associated with this issue, and no further action or mitigation is necessary for systems running this operating system.

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