CVE-2021-47148: octeontx2-pf: fix a buffer overflow in otx2_set_rxfh_context()

First published: Mon Mar 25 2024(Updated: )

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: fix a buffer overflow in otx2_set_rxfh_context() This function is called from ethtool_set_rxfh() and "*rss_context" comes from the user. Add some bounds checking to prevent memory corruption.

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