Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-47622

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: Fix a deadlock in the error handler The following deadlock has been observed on a test setup: - All tags allocated - The SCSI error handler calls ufshcd_eh_host_reset_handler() - ufshcd_eh_host_reset_handler() queues work that calls ufshcd_err_handler() - ufshcd_err_handler() locks up as follows: Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler.cfi_jt Call trace: __switch_to+0x298/0x5d8 __schedule+0x6cc/0xa94 schedule+0x12c/0x298 blk_mq_get_tag+0x210/0x480 __blk_mq_alloc_request+0x1c8/0x284 blk_get_request+0x74/0x134 ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd+0x68/0x640 ufshcd_verify_dev_init+0x68/0x35c ufshcd_probe_hba+0x12c/0x1cb8 ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore+0x88/0x254 ufshcd_reset_and_restore+0xd0/0x354 ufshcd_err_handler+0x408/0xc58 process_one_work+0x24c/0x66c worker_thread+0x3e8/0xa4c kthread+0x150/0x1b4 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30 Fix this lockup by making ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd() allocate a reserved request.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-47622: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 5.6, 5.15.25, a8d2d45c70c7391386baf7863674f156da56a3d5
  • Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47622?
CVE-2021-47622 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-47622?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.