Vulnerability · Published Feb 29, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2021-47056crypto: qat - ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING should be set after adf_dev_init

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING should be set after adf_dev_init ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING is (only) used and checked by adf_vf2pf_shutdown() before calling adf_iov_putmsg()->mutex_lock(vf2pf_lock), however the vf2pf_lock is initialized in adf_dev_init(), which can fail and when it fail, the vf2pf_lock is either not initialized or destroyed, a subsequent use of vf2pf_lock will cause issue. To fix this issue, only set this flag if adf_dev_init() returns 0. [ 7.178404] BUG: KASAN: user-memory-access in __mutex_lock.isra.0+0x1ac/0x7c0 [ 7.180345] Call Trace: [ 7.182576] mutex_lock+0xc9/0xd0 [ 7.183257] adf_iov_putmsg+0x118/0x1a0 [intel_qat] [ 7.183541] adf_vf2pf_shutdown+0x4d/0x7b [intel_qat] [ 7.183834] adf_dev_shutdown+0x172/0x2b0 [intel_qat] [ 7.184127] adf_probe+0x5e9/0x600 [qat_dh895xccvf]

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.10.38-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47056
Debian:13linux5.10.38-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47056
Debian:14linux5.10.38-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47056

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 25c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before f4c4e07140687f42bfa40e091bb4a55d7960ce4d25c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 446045cf682af12d9294765f6c46084b374b565425c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 09d16cee6285d37cc76311c29add6d97a7e4acda25c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 05ec8192ee4bfdf2a8894a68350dac9f1a155fa625c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 1f50392650ae794a1aea41c213c6a3e1c824413c25c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 20fd40fc6f2c2b41dc6f637f88d494b14e9c21f125c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 1ea500ce6f7c9106e4a561d28e69215f3d45181825c6ffb249f612c56a48ce48a3887adf57b8f4bd – before 8609f5cfdc872fc3a462efa6a3eca5cb1e2f6446
Linux Linux 4.7

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