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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-46916

CVE-2021-46916

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test

The ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference when performing the ethtool loopback test. This is due to the fact that there isn't a q_vector associated with the test ring when it is setup as interrupts are not normally added to the test rings.

To address this I have added code that will check for a q_vector before returning a napi_id value. If a q_vector is not present it will return a value of 0.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.11.0,<5.11.16
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 5.11
  • Linux/ixgbellm-create

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