Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47041)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47041). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-tcp: fix incorrect locking in state_change sk callback
We are not changing anything in the TCP connection state so
we should not take a write_lock but rather a read lock.
This caused a deadlock when running nvmet-tcp and nvme-tcp
on the same system, where state_change callbacks on the
host and on the controller side have causal relationship
and made lockdep report on this with blktests:
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WARNING: inconsistent lock state
5.12.0-rc3 #1 Tainted: G I
inconsistent {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} -> {SOFTIRQ-ON-R} usage.
nvme/1324 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:
ffff888363151000 (clock-AF_INET){++-?}-{2:2}, at: nvme_tcp_state_change+0x21/0x150 [nvme_tcp]
{IN-SOFTIRQ-W} state was registered at:
__lock_acquire+0x79b/0x18d0
lock_acquire+0x1ca/0x480
_raw_write_lock_bh+0x39/0x80
nvmet_tcp_state_change+0x21/0x170 [nvmet_tcp]
tcp_fin+0x2a8/0x780
tcp_data_queue+0xf94/0x1f20
tcp_rcv_established+0x6ba/0x1f00
tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x502/0x760
tcp_v4_rcv+0x257e/0x3430
ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x69/0x6a0
ip_local_deliver_finish+0x1e2/0x2f0
ip_local_deliver+0x1a2/0x420
ip_rcv+0x4fb/0x6b0
__netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x162/0x1b0
process_backlog+0x1ff/0x770
__napi_poll.constprop.0+0xa9/0x5c0
net_rx_action+0x7b3/0xb30
__do_softirq+0x1f0/0x940
do_softirq+0xa1/0xd0
__local_bh_enable_ip+0xd8/0x100
ip_finish_output2+0x6b7/0x18a0
__ip_qu…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47041 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2021-47041" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47041 (Linux kernel) — CWE-667 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-667) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47041 linux Fixed in: 5.10.38-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47041 linux-hwe-edge
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org