CVE-2021-47536

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix wrong list_del in smc_lgr_cleanup_early smc_lgr_cleanup_early() meant to delete the link group from the link group list, but it deleted the list head by mistake. This may cause memory corruption since we didn't remove the real link group from the list and later memseted the link group structure. We got a list corruption panic when testing: [  231.277259] list_del corruption. prev->next should be ffff8881398a8000, but was 0000000000000000 [  231.278222] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [  231.278726] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:53! [  231.279326] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [  231.279803] CPU: 0 PID: 5 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 5.10.46+ #435 [  231.280466] Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 8c24b4c 04/01/2014 [  231.281248] Workqueue: events smc_link_down_work [  231.281732] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0x70/0x90 [  231.282258] Code: 4c 60 82 e8 7d cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 88 4c 60 82 e8 6c cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 c0 4c 60 82 e8 5b cc 6a 00 <0f> 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 00 4d 60 82 e8 4a cc 6a 00 0f 0b cc cc cc [  231.284146] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000033d58 EFLAGS: 00010292 [  231.284685] RAX: 0000000000000054 RBX: ffff8881398a8000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [  231.285415] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88813bc18040 RDI: ffff88813bc18040 [  231.286141] RBP: ffffffff8305ad40 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000001 [  231.286873] R10: ffffffff82803da0 R11: ffffc90000033b90 R12: 0000000000000001 [  231.287606] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8881398a8000 R15: 0000000000000003 [  231.288337] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88813bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [  231.289160] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [  231.289754] CR2: 0000000000e72058 CR3: 000000010fa96006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 [  231.290485] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [  231.291211] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [  231.291940] Call Trace: [  231.292211]  smc_lgr_terminate_sched+0x53/0xa0 [  231.292677]  smc_switch_conns+0x75/0x6b0 [  231.293085]  ? update_load_avg+0x1a6/0x590 [  231.293517]  ? ttwu_do_wakeup+0x17/0x150 [  231.293907]  ? update_load_avg+0x1a6/0x590 [  231.294317]  ? newidle_balance+0xca/0x3d0 [  231.294716]  smcr_link_down+0x50/0x1a0 [  231.295090]  ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x77/0x90 [  231.295534]  smc_link_down_work+0x46/0x60 [  231.295933]  process_one_work+0x18b/0x350

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2024-05-24 15:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-08-04 10:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2024-05-24 15:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-08-04 10:17 UTC

Exploit probability

0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 5.10.84
• Linux Kernel < 5.15.7
• Linux Kernel 5.16

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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