CVE-2021-47547: net: tulip: de4x5: fix the problem that the array 'lp->phy[8]' may be out of bound
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-47547 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.4, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 24-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: tulip: de4x5: fix the problem that the array 'lp->phy[8]' may be out of bound In line 5001, if all id in the array 'lp->phy[8]' is not 0, when the 'for' end, the 'k' is 8. At this time, the array 'lp->phy[8]' may be out of bound.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- NVDNIST4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.23% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu89 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-169.177 | < 5.4.0-100.113
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1121.129 | < 5.4.0-1066.69
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < ec5bd0aef1cec96830d0c7e06d3597d9e786cc98 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 142ead3dc70411bd5977e8c47a6d8bf22287b3f8 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d3dedaa5a601107cfedda087209772c76e364d58 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 2c1a6a9a011d622a7c61324a97a49801ba425eff | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 77ff166909458646e66450e42909e0adacc99049 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < f059fa40f0fcc6bc7a12e0f2a2504e9a4ff74f1f | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 12f907cb11576b8cd0b1d95a16d1f10ed5bb7237 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 61217be886b5f7402843677e4be7e7e83de9cb41 | 2.6.12
- linux_kernel< 4.4.294 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.292 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.257 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.220 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.164 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.84 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.7 | 5.16:rc1
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.15.15-1
3 vendors · 92 products