vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-47327): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | May 21, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommu/arm-smmu: Fix arm_smmu_device refcount leak when arm_smmu_rpm_get fails
arm_smmu_rpm_get() invokes pm_runtime_get_sync(), which increases the
refcount of the "smmu" even though the return value is less than 0.
The reference counting issue happens in some error handling paths of
arm_smmu_rpm_get() in its caller functions. When arm_smmu_rpm_get()
fails, the caller functions forget to decrease the refcount of "smmu"
increased by arm_smmu_rpm_get(), causing a refcount leak.
Fix this issue by calling pm_runtime_resume_and_get() instead of
pm_runtime_get_sync() in arm_smmu_rpm_get(), which can keep the refcount
balanced in case of failure.
Solutions
References
- CVE-2021-47327
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-47327
- CWE-911
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/linus/1adf30f198c26539a62d761e45af72cde570413d
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1adf30f198c26539a62d761e45af72cde570413d
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3761ae0d0e549f2acdaf11f49df4ed06d256b20f
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4007596fbdabc29f858dc2e1990858a146b60b2
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf4daa6f4105e01fbd3868006f65c163365c1e3
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe92c058199067ae90cf2a901ddf3c271893557a
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47327
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