CVE-2021-47271

usb: cdnsp: Fix deadlock issue in cdnsp_thread_irq_handler

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: cdnsp: Fix deadlock issue in cdnsp_thread_irq_handler Patch fixes the following critical issue caused by deadlock which has been detected during testing NCM class: smp: csd: Detected non-responsive CSD lock (#1) on CPU#0 smp: csd: CSD lock (#1) unresponsive. .... RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x61/0x1d0 RSP: 0018:ffffbc494011cde0 EFLAGS: 00000002 RAX: 0000000000000101 RBX: ffff9ee8116b4a68 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9ee8116b4658 RBP: ffffbc494011cde0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff9ee8116b4670 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff9ee8116b4658 R13: ffff9ee8116b4670 R14: 0000000000000246 R15: ffff9ee8116b4658 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f7bcc41a830 CR3: 000000007a612003 CR4: 00000000001706e0 Call Trace: <IRQ> do_raw_spin_lock+0xc0/0xd0 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x95/0xa0 cdnsp_gadget_ep_queue.cold+0x88/0x107 [cdnsp_udc_pci] usb_ep_queue+0x35/0x110 eth_start_xmit+0x220/0x3d0 [u_ether] ncm_tx_timeout+0x34/0x40 [usb_f_ncm] ? ncm_free_inst+0x50/0x50 [usb_f_ncm] __hrtimer_run_queues+0xac/0x440 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x8c/0xb0 __do_softirq+0xcf/0x428 asm_call_irq_on_stack+0x12/0x20 </IRQ> do_softirq_own_stack+0x61/0x70 irq_exit_rcu+0xc1/0xd0 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x52/0xb0 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 RIP: 0010:do_raw_spin_trylock+0x18/0x40 RSP: 0018:ffffbc494138bda8 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9ee8116b4658 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9ee8116b4658 RBP: ffffbc494138bda8 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff9ee8116b4670 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff9ee8116b4658 R13: ffff9ee8116b4670 R14: ffff9ee7b5c73d80 R15: ffff9ee8116b4000 _raw_spin_lock+0x3d/0x70 ? cdnsp_thread_irq_handler.cold+0x32/0x112c [cdnsp_udc_pci] cdnsp_thread_irq_handler.cold+0x32/0x112c [cdnsp_udc_pci] ? cdnsp_remove_request+0x1f0/0x1f0 [cdnsp_udc_pci] ? cdnsp_thread_irq_handler+0x5/0xa0 [cdnsp_udc_pci] ? irq_thread+0xa0/0x1c0 irq_thread_fn+0x28/0x60 irq_thread+0x105/0x1c0 ? __kthread_parkme+0x42/0x90 ? irq_forced_thread_fn+0x90/0x90 ? wake_threads_waitq+0x30/0x30 ? irq_thread_check_affinity+0xe0/0xe0 kthread+0x12a/0x160 ? kthread_park+0x90/0x90 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 The root cause of issue is spin_lock/spin_unlock instruction instead spin_lock_irqsave/spin_lock_irqrestore in cdnsp_thread_irq_handler function.

Affected

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

5.12 ≤ v < 5.12.115.12 ≤ v < 5.133d82904559f4f5a2622db1b21de3edf2eded76645.13 rc15.13 rc25.13 rc35.13 rc45.13 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in a9aecef198faae3240921b707bc09b602e966fce (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ae746b6f4ce619cf4032fd798a232b010907a397 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9aecef198faae3240921b707bc09b602e966fce
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae746b6f4ce619cf4032fd798a232b010907a397

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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