CVE-2021-47283

net:sfc: fix non-freed irq in legacy irq mode

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 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net:sfc: fix non-freed irq in legacy irq mode SFC driver can be configured via modparam to work using MSI-X, MSI or legacy IRQ interrupts. In the last one, the interrupt was not properly released on module remove. It was not freed because the flag irqs_hooked was not set during initialization in the case of using legacy IRQ. Example of (trimmed) trace during module remove without this fix: remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'irq/125', leaking at least '0000:3b:00.1' WARNING: CPU: 39 PID: 3658 at fs/proc/generic.c:715 remove_proc_entry+0x15c/0x170 ...trimmed... Call Trace: unregister_irq_proc+0xe3/0x100 free_desc+0x29/0x70 irq_free_descs+0x47/0x70 mp_unmap_irq+0x58/0x60 acpi_unregister_gsi_ioapic+0x2a/0x40 acpi_pci_irq_disable+0x78/0xb0 pci_disable_device+0xd1/0x100 efx_pci_remove+0xa1/0x1e0 [sfc] pci_device_remove+0x38/0xa0 __device_release_driver+0x177/0x230 driver_detach+0xcb/0x110 bus_remove_driver+0x58/0xd0 pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0xb0 efx_exit_module+0x24/0xf40 [sfc] __do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x171/0x280 ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x83/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f9f9385800b ...trimmed...

Affected

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

v < 5.10.445.11 ≤ v < 5.12.115.9 ≤ v < 5.10.445.9 ≤ v < 5.12.115.9 ≤ v < 5.135.13 rc15.13 rc25.13 rc35.13 rc45.13 rc5e6a43910d55d09dae65772ad571d4c61e459b17a
Vendor states this is fixed in 81c4d1d83f88e15b26f4522a35cba6ffd8c5dfdd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8d717c9135a3340ae62d1699484850bfb4112b0c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8f03eeb6e0a0a0b8d617ee0a4bce729e47130036 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.44 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.9 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c4d1d83f88e15b26f4522a35cba6ffd8c5dfdd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d717c9135a3340ae62d1699484850bfb4112b0c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f03eeb6e0a0a0b8d617ee0a4bce729e47130036

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-772

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