CVE-2021-47512

CVE-2021-47512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fq_pie: prevent dismantle issue For some reason, fq_pie_destroy() did not copy working code from pie_destroy() and other qdiscs, thus causing elusive bug. Before calling del_timer_sync(&q->adapt_timer), we need to ensure timer will not rearm itself. rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU rcu: 0-....: (4416 ticks this GP) idle=60d/1/0x4000000000000000 softirq=10433/10434 fqs=2579 (t=10501 jiffies g=13085 q=3989) NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 PID: 13 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc4-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: <IRQ> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x47/0x144 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1b3/0x230 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62 trigger_single_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:164 [inline] rcu_dump_cpu_stacks+0x25e/0x3f0 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h:343 print_cpu_stall kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h:627 [inline] check_cpu_stall kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h:711 [inline] rcu_pending kernel/rcu/tree.c:3878 [inline] rcu_sched_clock_irq.cold+0x9d/0x746 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2597 update_process_times+0x16d/0x200 kernel/time/timer.c:1785 tick_sched_handle+0x9b/0x180 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:226 tick_sched_timer+0x1b0/0x2d0 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:1428 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1685 [inline] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x1c0/0xe50 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1749 hrtimer_interrupt+0x31c/0x790 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1811 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1086 [inline] __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x146/0x530 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1103 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1097 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:638 RIP: 0010:write_comp_data kernel/kcov.c:221 [inline] RIP: 0010:__sanitizer_cov_trace_const_cmp1+0x1d/0x80 kernel/kcov.c:273 Code: 54 c8 20 48 89 10 c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 41 89 fb 41 89 f1 bf 03 00 00 00 65 48 8b 0c 25 40 70 02 00 48 89 ce 4c 8b 54 24 08 <e8> 4e f7 ff ff 84 c0 74 51 48 8b 81 88 15 00 00 44 8b 81 84 15 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000d27b28 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888064bf1bf0 RCX: ffff888011928000 RDX: ffff888011928000 RSI: ffff888011928000 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffff888064bf1c28 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffffff875d8295 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff8880783dd300 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 pie_calculate_probability+0x405/0x7c0 net/sched/sch_pie.c:418 fq_pie_timer+0x170/0x2a0 net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c:383 call_timer_fn+0x1a5/0x6b0 kernel/time/timer.c:1421 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1466 [inline] __run_timers.part.0+0x675/0xa20 kernel/time/timer.c:1734 __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1715 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0xb3/0x1d0 kernel/time/timer.c:1747 __do_softirq+0x29b/0x9c2 kernel/softirq.c:558 run_ksoftirqd kernel/softirq.c:921 [inline] run_ksoftirqd+0x2d/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:913 smpboot_thread_fn+0x645/0x9c0 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x405/0x4f0 kernel/kthread.c:327 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 </TASK>

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47512?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: fq_pie: prevent dismantle issue For some reason, fq_pie_destroy() did not copy working code from pie_destroy() and other qdiscs, thus causing elusive bug. Before calling del_timer_sync(&q->adapt_timer), we need to ensure timer will not rearm itself. rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU rcu: 0-....: (4416 ticks this GP) idle=60d/1/0x4000000000000000 softirq=10433/10434 fqs=2579 (t=10501 jiffies g=13085 q=3989) NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 PID: 13 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc4-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: <IRQ> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x47/0x144 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1b3/0x230 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62 trigger_single_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:164 [inline] rcu_dump_cpu_stacks+0x25e/0x3f0 kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h:343 print_cpu_stall kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h:627 [inline] check_cpu_stall kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h:711 [inline] rcu_pending kernel/rcu/tree.c:3878 [inline] rcu_sched_clock_irq.cold+0x9d/0x746 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2597 update_process_times+0x16d/0x200 kernel/time/timer.c:1785 tick_sched_handle+0x9b/0x180 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:226 tick_sched_timer+0x1b0/0x2d0 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:1428 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1685 [inline] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x1c0/0xe50 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1749 hrtimer_interrupt+0x31c/0x790 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1811 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1086 [inline] __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x146/0x530 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1103 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1097 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:638 RIP: 0010:write_comp_data kernel/kcov.c:221 [inline] RIP: 0010:__sanitizer_cov_trace_const_cmp1+0x1d/0x80 kernel/kcov.c:273 Code: 54 c8 20 48 89 10 c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 41 89 fb 41 89 f1 bf 03 00 00 00 65 48 8b 0c 25 40 70 02 00 48 89 ce 4c 8b 54 24 08 <e8> 4e f7 ff ff 84 c0 74 51 48 8b 81 88 15 00 00 44 8b 81 84 15 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000d27b28 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888064bf1bf0 RCX: ffff888011928000 RDX: ffff888011928000 RSI: ffff888011928000 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffff888064bf1c28 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffffff875d8295 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff8880783dd300 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 pie_calculate_probability+0x405/0x7c0 net/sched/sch_pie.c:418 fq_pie_timer+0x170/0x2a0 net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c:383 call_timer_fn+0x1a5/0x6b0 kernel/time/timer.c:1421 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1466 [inline] __run_timers.part.0+0x675/0xa20 kernel/time/timer.c:1734 __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1715 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0xb3/0x1d0 kernel/time/timer.c:1747 __do_softirq+0x29b/0x9c2 kernel/softirq.c:558 run_ksoftirqd kernel/softirq.c:921 [inline] run_ksoftirqd+0x2d/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:913 smpboot_thread_fn+0x645/0x9c0 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x405/0x4f0 kernel/kthread.c:327 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 </TASK>
How severe is CVE-2021-47512?
CVE-2021-47512 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2021-47512 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (14th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2021-47512?
CVE-2021-47512 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47512?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2021-47512 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2021-47512 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2021-34516.
When was CVE-2021-47512 published?
CVE-2021-47512 was published on 2024-05-24 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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