CVE-2021-47261

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

IB/mlx5: Fix initializing CQ fragments buffer

The function init_cq_frag_buf() can be called to initialize the current CQ
fragments buffer cq->buf, or the temporary cq->resize_buf that is filled
during CQ resize operation.

However, the offending commit started to use function get_cqe() for
getting the CQEs, the issue with this change is that get_cqe() always
returns CQEs from cq->buf, which leads us to initialize the wrong buffer,
and in case of enlarging the CQ we try to access elements beyond the size
of the current cq->buf and eventually hit a kernel panic.

 [exception RIP: init_cq_frag_buf+103]
  [ffff9f799ddcbcd8] mlx5_ib_resize_cq at ffffffffc0835d60 [mlx5_ib]
  [ffff9f799ddcbdb0] ib_resize_cq at ffffffffc05270df [ib_core]
  [ffff9f799ddcbdc0] llt_rdma_setup_qp at ffffffffc0a6a712 [llt]
  [ffff9f799ddcbe10] llt_rdma_cc_event_action at ffffffffc0a6b411 [llt]
  [ffff9f799ddcbe98] llt_rdma_client_conn_thread at ffffffffc0a6bb75 [llt]
  [ffff9f799ddcbec8] kthread at ffffffffa66c5da1
  [ffff9f799ddcbf50] ret_from_fork_nospec_begin at ffffffffa6d95ddd

Fix it by getting the needed CQE by calling mlx5_frag_buf_get_wqe() that
takes the correct source buffer as a parameter.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
LinuxCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 10%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.17 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.195
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.126
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.44
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.12.11
linuxlinux_kernel
5.13:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
5.13:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
5.13:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
5.13:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
5.13:rc5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-81.91
released
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
linux-allwinner-5.19
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-aws
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not-affected
mantic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1055.58
released
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
linux-aws-5.0
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
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bionic
ignored
linux-aws-5.11
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linux-aws-5.15
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dne
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linux-aws-5.19
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ignored
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linux-aws-5.3
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linux-aws-5.4
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ignored
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linux-azure-5.3
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linux-azure-5.4
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linux-azure-5.8
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linux-azure-6.2
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linux-azure-fde-5.15
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linux-azure-fde-5.19
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linux-azure-fde-6.2
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linux-bluefield
noble
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Fixed 5.4.0-1019.22
released
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dne
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focal
dne
linux-gcp
noble
not-affected
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released
bionic
ignored
xenial
not-affected
linux-gcp-4.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
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noble
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linux-gcp-5.19
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jammy
ignored
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linux-gcp-5.3
noble
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ignored
linux-gcp-5.4
noble
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pending
linux-gcp-5.8
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linux-gcp-6.2
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linux-gcp-fips
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linux-gke
noble
not-affected
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dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
ignored
linux-gke-4.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
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bionic
ignored
linux-gke-5.15
noble
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linux-gke-5.4
noble
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dne
jammy
dne
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dne
bionic
ignored
linux-gkeop
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.23
released
linux-gkeop-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-gkeop-5.4
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-hwe
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
not-affected
linux-hwe-5.11
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-hwe-5.13
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-hwe-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
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dne
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not-affected
linux-hwe-5.19
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-hwe-5.4
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
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dne
bionic
pending
linux-hwe-5.8
noble
dne
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ignored
linux-hwe-6.2
noble
dne
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ignored
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linux-hwe-6.5
noble
dne
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not-affected
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linux-hwe-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
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focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-hwe-edge
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
ignored
linux-ibm
noble
not-affected
mantic
ignored
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
linux-ibm-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-ibm-5.4
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
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dne
bionic
not-affected
linux-intel
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dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
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trusty
dne
linux-intel-5.13
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-intel-iot-realtime
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
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trusty
dne
linux-intel-iotg
noble
dne
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dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-intel-iotg-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
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linux-iot
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-kvm
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1045.47
released
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-laptop
noble
dne
mantic
not-affected
jammy
dne
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-lts-xenial
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
trusty
not-affected
linux-nvidia
noble
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mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-6.2
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-6.5
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-nvidia-6.8
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-nvidia-lowlatency
noble
not-affected
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oem
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-oem-5.10
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-5.13
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-5.14
noble
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mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-5.17
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-oem-5.6
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oem-6.0
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
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linux-oem-6.1
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
linux-oem-6.5
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-oem-6.8
noble
not-affected
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-oracle
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1053.57
released
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-oracle-5.0
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-oracle-5.11
noble
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mantic
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jammy
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focal
ignored
linux-oracle-5.13
noble
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mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-oracle-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
not-affected
linux-oracle-5.3
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
linux-oracle-5.4
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
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bionic
pending
linux-oracle-5.8
noble
dne
mantic
dne
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dne
focal
ignored
linux-oracle-6.5
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
dne
linux-raspi
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
Fixed 5.4.0-1042.46
released
linux-raspi-5.4
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
pending
linux-raspi-realtime
noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
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dne
xenial
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trusty
dne
linux-raspi2
noble
dne
mantic
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jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-realtime
noble
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
linux-riscv
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
jammy
ignored
focal
ignored
linux-riscv-5.11
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
ignored
linux-riscv-5.15
noble
dne
mantic
dne
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dne
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not-affected
linux-riscv-5.19
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
ignored
focal
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linux-riscv-5.8
noble
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mantic
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jammy
dne
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ignored
linux-riscv-6.5
noble
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mantic
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jammy
not-affected
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linux-riscv-6.8
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dne
jammy
not-affected
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bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
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linux-starfive
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mantic
not-affected
jammy
dne
focal
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linux-starfive-5.19
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jammy
ignored
focal
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linux-starfive-6.2
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ignored
focal
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linux-starfive-6.5
noble
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not-affected
focal
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linux-xilinx-zynqmp
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