CVE-2021-47164

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Podr\u00eda ser que el lag dev sea nulo, as\u00ed que deje de procesar el evento. En bond_enslave(), el esclavo activo/de respaldo se configura antes de configurar el desarrollo superior, por lo que el primer evento es sin un desarrollo superior. Despu\u00e9s de configurar el desarrollo superior con bond_master_upper_dev_link() hay un segundo evento y en ese evento tenemos un desarrollo superior."}], "id": "CVE-2021-47164", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:16:48.510", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2021-47164", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-03-28T18:24:43.257372Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2024-03-25T10:15:08.577", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4b0b95a489259f9d35a3db17023061f8f3d587"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83026d83186bc48bb41ee4872f339b83f31dfc55"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdfd3593a8248eea6ecfcbf7b47b56b86515672d"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4b0b95a489259f9d35a3db17023061f8f3d587"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83026d83186bc48bb41ee4872f339b83f31dfc55"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdfd3593a8248eea6ecfcbf7b47b56b86515672d"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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