CVE-2021-47187

arm64: dts: qcom: msm8998: Fix CPU/L2 idle state latency and residency

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2024 at 06:56 PM 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: arm64: dts: qcom: msm8998: Fix CPU/L2 idle state latency and residency The entry/exit latency and minimum residency in state for the idle states of MSM8998 were ..bad: first of all, for all of them the timings were written for CPU sleep but the min-residency-us param was miscalculated (supposedly, while porting this from downstream); Then, the power collapse states are setting PC on both the CPU cluster *and* the L2 cache, which have different timings: in the specific case of L2 the times are higher so these ones should be taken into account instead of the CPU ones. This parameter misconfiguration was not giving particular issues because on MSM8998 there was no CPU scaling at all, so cluster/L2 power collapse was rarely (if ever) hit. When CPU scaling is enabled, though, the wrong timings will produce SoC unstability shown to the user as random, apparently error-less, sudden reboots and/or lockups. This set of parameters are stabilizing the SoC when CPU scaling is ON and when power collapse is frequently hit.

Affected

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

v < 5.4.1625.11 ≤ v < 5.15.55.3 ≤ v < 5.10.825.3 ≤ v < 5.15.55.3 ≤ v < 5.165.3 ≤ v < 5.4.1625.5 ≤ v < 5.10.825.3c3083c80b52c4e29b65ed838d2e66a91b13a3152
Vendor states this is fixed in 118c826ef8b43efe0fda8faf419673707ee8c5e5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3f1dcaff642e75c1d2ad03f783fa8a3b1f56dd50 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a14d7038ea201c5526375becfc43b9ba281b1e82 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e52fecdd0c142b95c720683885b06ee3f0e065c8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.82 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.162 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/118c826ef8b43efe0fda8faf419673707ee8c5e5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f1dcaff642e75c1d2ad03f783fa8a3b1f56dd50
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14d7038ea201c5526375becfc43b9ba281b1e82
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52fecdd0c142b95c720683885b06ee3f0e065c8

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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