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CVE-2021-47027

mt76: mt7921: fix kernel crash when the firmware fails to download

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 28, 2024 at 08:13 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7921: fix kernel crash when the firmware fails to download Fix kernel crash when the firmware is missing or fails to download. [ 9.444758] kernel BUG at drivers/pci/msi.c:375! [ 9.449363] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 9.501033] pstate: a0400009 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO) [ 9.505814] pc : free_msi_irqs+0x180/0x184 [ 9.509897] lr : free_msi_irqs+0x40/0x184 [ 9.513893] sp : ffffffc015193870 [ 9.517194] x29: ffffffc015193870 x28: 00000000f0e94fa2 [ 9.522492] x27: 0000000000000acd x26: 000000000000009a [ 9.527790] x25: ffffffc0152cee58 x24: ffffffdbb383e0d8 [ 9.533087] x23: ffffffdbb38628d0 x22: 0000000000040200 [ 9.538384] x21: ffffff8cf7de7318 x20: ffffff8cd65a2480 [ 9.543681] x19: ffffff8cf7de7000 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 9.548979] x17: ffffff8cf9ca03b4 x16: ffffffdc13ad9a34 [ 9.554277] x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000080800 [ 9.559575] x13: ffffff8cd65a2980 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 9.564873] x11: ffffff8cfa45d820 x10: ffffff8cfa45d6d0 [ 9.570171] x9 : 0000000000000040 x8 : ffffff8ccef1b780 [ 9.575469] x7 : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x6 : 0000000000000000 [ 9.580766] x5 : ffffffdc13824900 x4 : ffffff8ccefe0000 [ 9.586063] x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000 [ 9.591362] x1 : 0000000000000125 x0 : ffffff8ccefe0000 [ 9.596660] Call trace: [ 9.599095] free_msi_irqs+0x180/0x184 [ 9.602831] pci_disable_msi+0x100/0x130 [ 9.606740] pci_free_irq_vectors+0x24/0x30 [ 9.610915] mt7921_pci_probe+0xbc/0x250 [mt7921e] [ 9.615693] pci_device_probe+0xd4/0x14c [ 9.619604] really_probe+0x134/0x2ec [ 9.623252] driver_probe_device+0x64/0xfc [ 9.627335] device_driver_attach+0x4c/0x6c [ 9.631506] __driver_attach+0xac/0xc0 [ 9.635243] bus_for_each_dev+0x8c/0xd4 [ 9.639066] driver_attach+0x2c/0x38 [ 9.642628] bus_add_driver+0xfc/0x1d0 [ 9.646365] driver_register+0x64/0xf8 [ 9.650101] __pci_register_driver+0x6c/0x7c [ 9.654360] init_module+0x28/0xfdc [mt7921e] [ 9.658704] do_one_initcall+0x13c/0x2d0 [ 9.662615] do_init_module+0x58/0x1e8 [ 9.666351] load_module+0xd80/0xeb4 [ 9.669912] __arm64_sys_finit_module+0xa8/0xe0 [ 9.674430] el0_svc_common+0xa4/0x16c [ 9.678168] el0_svc_compat_handler+0x2c/0x40 [ 9.682511] el0_svc_compat+0x8/0x10 [ 9.686076] Code: a94257f6 f9400bf7 a8c47bfd d65f03c0 (d4210000) [ 9.692155] ---[ end trace 7621f966afbf0a29 ]--- [ 9.697385] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception [ 9.702599] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs [ 9.706549] Kernel Offset: 0x1c03600000 from 0xffffffc010000000 [ 9.712456] PHYS_OFFSET: 0xfffffff440000000 [ 9.716625] CPU features: 0x080026,2a80aa18 [ 9.720795] Memory Limit: none

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.12 ≤ v < 5.12.45.12 ≤ v < 5.135.125c14a5f944b91371961548b1907802f74a4d2e5c
Vendor states this is fixed in a46b536cd60c0dbd4bf767c62a8774dec52bf099 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e230f0c44f011f3270680a506b19b7e84c5e8923 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a46b536cd60c0dbd4bf767c62a8774dec52bf099
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e230f0c44f011f3270680a506b19b7e84c5e8923

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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