# CVE-2021-47137: net: lantiq: fix memory corruption in RX ring

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-25 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.20

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lantiq: fix memory corruption in RX ring In a situation where memory allocation or dma mapping fails, an invalid address is programmed into the descriptor. This can lead to memory corruption. If the memory allocation fails, DMA should reuse the previous skb and mapping and drop the packet. This patch also increments rx drop counter.

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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb1077448d43a871ed667520763e3b9f9b7975d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ac72351655f8b033a2935646f53b7465c903418
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46dd4abced3cb2c912916f4a5353e0927db0c4a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7718ee96dbc2f9c5fc3b578abdf296dd44b9c20

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