CVE-2021-47185
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: tty_buffer: Fix the softlockup issue in flush_to_ldisc When running ltp testcase(ltp/testcases/kernel/pty/pty04.c) with arm64, there is a soft lockup, which look like this one: Workqueue: events_unbound flush_to_ldisc Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x0/0x1ec show_stack+0x24/0x30 dump_stack+0xd0/0x128 panic+0x15c/0x374 watchdog_timer_fn+0x2b8/0x304 __run_hrtimer+0x88/0x2c0 __hrtimer_run_queues+0xa4/0x120 hrtimer_interrupt+0xfc/0x270 arch_timer_handler_phys+0x40/0x50 handle_percpu_devid_irq+0x94/0x220 __handle_domain_irq+0x88/0xf0 gic_handle_irq+0x84/0xfc el1_irq+0xc8/0x180 slip_unesc+0x80/0x214 [slip] tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x64/0x80 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x50/0x90 flush_to_ldisc+0xbc/0x110 process_one_work+0x1d4/0x4b0 worker_thread+0x180/0x430 kthread+0x11c/0x120 In the testcase pty04, The first process call the write syscall to send data to the pty master. At the same time, the workqueue will do the flush_to_ldisc to pop data in a loop until there is no more data left. When the sender and workqueue running in different core, the sender sends data fastly in full time which will result in workqueue doing work in loop for a long time and occuring softlockup in flush_to_ldisc with kernel configured without preempt. So I add need_resched check and cond_resched in the flush_to_ldisc loop to avoid it.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with an admin-level account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.4.293
- Linux Kernel < 4.9.291
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.256
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.218
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.162
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.82
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.4
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0380f643f3a7a61b0845cdc738959c2ad5735d61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3968ddcf05fb4b9409cd1859feb06a5b0550a1c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1623651a0936ee197859824cdae6ebbd04d3ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f300f47dbcf9c3d4b2ea76c8554c8f360400725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c34486f04700f1ba04907231dce0cc2705c2d7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e9fed33056f2a88eba9dd4d2d5412f0c7d1f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ffc16ec05ae40d82b6e373322d62e9d6b54fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d491c84df5c469dd9621863b6a770b3428137063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0380f643f3a7a61b0845cdc738959c2ad5735d61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3968ddcf05fb4b9409cd1859feb06a5b0550a1c1
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0380f643f3a7a61b0845cdc738959c2ad5735d61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3968ddcf05fb4b9409cd1859feb06a5b0550a1c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1623651a0936ee197859824cdae6ebbd04d3ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f300f47dbcf9c3d4b2ea76c8554c8f360400725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c34486f04700f1ba04907231dce0cc2705c2d7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e9fed33056f2a88eba9dd4d2d5412f0c7d1f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ffc16ec05ae40d82b6e373322d62e9d6b54fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d491c84df5c469dd9621863b6a770b3428137063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0380f643f3a7a61b0845cdc738959c2ad5735d61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3968ddcf05fb4b9409cd1859feb06a5b0550a1c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1623651a0936ee197859824cdae6ebbd04d3ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f300f47dbcf9c3d4b2ea76c8554c8f360400725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c34486f04700f1ba04907231dce0cc2705c2d7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77e9fed33056f2a88eba9dd4d2d5412f0c7d1f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ffc16ec05ae40d82b6e373322d62e9d6b54fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d491c84df5c469dd9621863b6a770b3428137063