Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2021-47468isdn: mISDN: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context

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 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.0% 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: isdn: mISDN: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context The driver can call card->isac.release() function from an atomic context. Fix this by calling this function after releasing the lock. The following log reveals it: [ 44.168226 ] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/workqueue.c:3018 [ 44.168941 ] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 5475, name: modprobe [ 44.169574 ] INFO: lockdep is turned off. [ 44.169899 ] irq event stamp: 0 [ 44.170160 ] hardirqs last enabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 [ 44.170627 ] hardirqs last disabled at (0): [<ffffffff814209ed>] copy_process+0x132d/0x3e00 [ 44.171240 ] softirqs last enabled at (0): [<ffffffff81420a1a>] copy_process+0x135a/0x3e00 [ 44.171852 ] softirqs last disabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 [ 44.172318 ] Preemption disabled at: [ 44.172320 ] [<ffffffffa009b0a9>] nj_release+0x69/0x500 [netjet] [ 44.174441 ] Call Trace: [ 44.174630 ] dump_stack_lvl+0xa8/0xd1 [ 44.174912 ] dump_stack+0x15/0x17 [ 44.175166 ] ___might_sleep+0x3a2/0x510 [ 44.175459 ] ? nj_release+0x69/0x500 [netjet] [ 44.175791 ] __might_sleep+0x82/0xe0 [ 44.176063 ] ? start_flush_work+0x20/0x7b0 [ 44.176375 ] start_flush_work+0x33/0x7b0 [ 44.176672 ] ? trace_irq_enable_rcuidle+0x85/0x170 [ 44.177034 ] ? kasan_quarantine_put+0xaa/0x1f0 [ 44.177372 ] ? kasan_quarantine_put+0xaa/0x1f0 [ 44.177711 ] __flush_work+0x11a/0x1a0 [ 44.177991 ] ? flush_work+0x20/0x20 [ 44.178257 ] ? lock_release+0x13c/0x8f0 [ 44.178550 ] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x20 [ 44.178872 ] ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x148/0x360 [ 44.179187 ] ? read_lock_is_recursive+0x20/0x20 [ 44.179530 ] ? __kasan_check_read+0x11/0x20 [ 44.179846 ] ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x55/0x900 [ 44.180168 ] ? ____kasan_slab_free+0x116/0x140 [ 44.180505 ] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x41/0x60 [ 44.180878 ] ? skb_queue_purge+0x1a3/0x1c0 [ 44.181189 ] ? kfree+0x13e/0x290 [ 44.181438 ] flush_work+0x17/0x20 [ 44.181695 ] mISDN_freedchannel+0xe8/0x100 [ 44.182006 ] isac_release+0x210/0x260 [mISDNipac] [ 44.182366 ] nj_release+0xf6/0x500 [netjet] [ 44.182685 ] nj_remove+0x48/0x70 [netjet] [ 44.182989 ] pci_device_remove+0xa9/0x250

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-kvm4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-kvm4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
Debian:12linux5.14.16-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47468
Debian:13linux5.14.16-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47468
Debian:14linux5.14.16-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47468
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10RLSA-2024:5101
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1RXSA-2024:5101
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10RLSA-2024:5102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47468

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before 6f95c97e0f9d6eb39c3f2cb45e8fa4268d1b372ba900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before ef269a8808cb1759245a98a7fe16fceaebad894ca900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before 37e4f57b22cc5ebb3f80cf0f74fdeb487f082367a900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before a5b34409d3fc52114c828be4adbc30744fa3258ba900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before 4054b869dc263228d30a4755800b78f0f2ba0c89a900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before 9f591cbdbed3d7822b2bdba89b34a6d7b434317da900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before f5966ba53013149bcf94e1536644a958dd00a026a900845e56617edc005fd8f35bfd5a407aaf96c8 – before 6510e80a0b81b5d814e3aea6297ba42f5e76f73c
Linux Linux 2.6.32

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