Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2021-47261IB/mlx5: Fix initializing CQ fragments buffer
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/mlx5: Fix initializing CQ fragments buffer The function init_cq_frag_buf() can be called to initialize the current CQ fragments buffer cq->buf, or the temporary cq->resize_buf that is filled during CQ resize operation. However, the offending commit started to use function get_cqe() for getting the CQEs, the issue with this change is that get_cqe() always returns CQEs from cq->buf, which leads us to initialize the wrong buffer, and in case of enlarging the CQ we try to access elements beyond the size of the current cq->buf and eventually hit a kernel panic. [exception RIP: init_cq_frag_buf+103] [ffff9f799ddcbcd8] mlx5_ib_resize_cq at ffffffffc0835d60 [mlx5_ib] [ffff9f799ddcbdb0] ib_resize_cq at ffffffffc05270df [ib_core] [ffff9f799ddcbdc0] llt_rdma_setup_qp at ffffffffc0a6a712 [llt] [ffff9f799ddcbe10] llt_rdma_cc_event_action at ffffffffc0a6b411 [llt] [ffff9f799ddcbe98] llt_rdma_client_conn_thread at ffffffffc0a6bb75 [llt] [ffff9f799ddcbec8] kthread at ffffffffa66c5da1 [ffff9f799ddcbf50] ret_from_fork_nospec_begin at ffffffffa6d95ddd Fix it by getting the needed CQE by calling mlx5_frag_buf_get_wqe() that takes the correct source buffer as a parameter.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.10.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47261 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 388ca8be00370db132464e27f745b8a0add19fcb – before 1ec2dcd680c71d0d36fa25638b327a468babd5c9388ca8be00370db132464e27f745b8a0add19fcb – before e3ecd9c09fcc10cf6b2bc67e2990c397c40a8c26388ca8be00370db132464e27f745b8a0add19fcb – before 91f7fdc4cc10542ca1045c06aad23365f0d067e0388ca8be00370db132464e27f745b8a0add19fcb – before 3e670c54eda238cb8a1ea93538a79ae89285c1c4388ca8be00370db132464e27f745b8a0add19fcb – before 2ba0aa2feebda680ecfc3c552e867cf4d1b05a3a |
| Linux | Linux | 4.17 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec2dcd680c71d0d36fa25638b327a468babd5c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3ecd9c09fcc10cf6b2bc67e2990c397c40a8c26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f7fdc4cc10542ca1045c06aad23365f0d067e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e670c54eda238cb8a1ea93538a79ae89285c1c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba0aa2feebda680ecfc3c552e867cf4d1b05a3a