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CVE-2021-47163

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: wait and exit until all work queues are done On some host, a crash could be triggered simply by repeating these commands several times: # modprobe tipc # tipc bearer enable media udp name UDP1 localip 127.0.0.1 # rmmod tipc [] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffc096bb00 [] Workqueue: events 0xffffffffc096bb00 [] Call Trace: [] ? process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360 [] ? worker_thread+0x30/0x390 [] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 [] ? kthread+0x116/0x130 [] ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10 [] ? ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 When removing the TIPC module, the UDP tunnel sock will be delayed to release in a work queue as sock_release() can't be done in rtnl_lock(). If the work queue is schedule to run after the TIPC module is removed, kernel will crash as the work queue function cleanup_beareri() code no longer exists when trying to invoke it. To fix it, this patch introduce a member wq_count in tipc_net to track the numbers of work queues in schedule, and wait and exit until all work queues are done in tipc_exit_net().

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.46-1CVE-2021-47163
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47163
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47163
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47163
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-237.249USN-7496-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1143.149USN-7506-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-1181.196USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1180.193USN-7496-1
linux-aws-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-2118.124USN-7496-2
linux-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1180.193~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1188.203~14.04.1USN-7496-4
Fixed in:4.15.0-1188.203~16.04.1USN-7496-3
linux-azure-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1188.203USN-7496-3
linux-azure-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-2097.103USN-7496-5
linux-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1113.120USN-7506-3
Fixed in:4.15.0-1135.146USN-7496-2
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1173.190~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1173.190USN-7496-1
linux-gcp-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-2081.87USN-7496-2
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1135-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1135.146USN-7496-2
linux-image-4.15.0-1142-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1142.153~16.04.1USN-7496-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1142.153USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1163-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1163.168USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1173-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1173.190~16.04.1USN-7496-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1173.190USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1180-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1180.193~16.04.1USN-7496-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1180.193USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1188-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1188.203~14.04.1USN-7496-4
Fixed in:4.15.0-1188.203~16.04.1USN-7496-3
Fixed in:4.15.0-1188.203USN-7496-3
linux-image-4.15.0-2081-gcp-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-2081.87USN-7496-2
linux-image-4.15.0-2097-azure-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-2097.103USN-7496-5
linux-image-4.15.0-2118-aws-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-2118.124USN-7496-2
linux-image-4.15.0-237-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-237.249USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.15.0-237-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-237.249USN-7496-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1113-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1113.120USN-7506-3
linux-image-4.4.0-1143-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1143.149USN-7506-2
linux-image-4.4.0-1144-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1144.155USN-7506-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1181-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1181.196USN-7506-1
linux-image-4.4.0-268-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302USN-7506-1
linux-image-4.4.0-268-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302USN-7506-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1143.140USN-7506-2
Fixed in:4.4.0.1181.185USN-7506-1
linux-image-aws-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.2118.112USN-7496-2
linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1180.193~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1180.178USN-7496-1
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1188.203~14.04.1USN-7496-4
Fixed in:4.15.0.1188.203~16.04.1USN-7496-3
linux-image-azure-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.2097.93USN-7496-5
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1188.156USN-7496-3
linux-image-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1113.114USN-7506-3
Fixed in:4.15.0.1135.132USN-7496-2
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1173.190~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-gcp-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.2081.79USN-7496-2
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1173.186USN-7496-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.221USN-7496-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1173.190~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1144.141USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1163.154USN-7496-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.221USN-7496-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1142.153~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1142.147USN-7496-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.221USN-7496-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.237.249~16.04.1USN-7496-1
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1144.155USN-7506-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1163.168USN-7496-1
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1142.153~16.04.1USN-7496-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1142.153USN-7496-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days
8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

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