What is CVE-2021-47142?

CVE-2021-47142 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2021-47142 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47142?

CVE-2021-47142 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47142?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47142. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-47142 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-47142 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2021-47142

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix a use-after-free looks like we forget to set ttm->sg to NULL. Hit panic below [ 1235.844104] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b7b4b: 0000 [#1] SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC NOPTI [ 1235.989074] Call Trace: [ 1235.991751] sg_free_table+0x17/0x20 [ 1235.995667] amdgpu_ttm_backend_unbind.cold+0x4d/0xf7 [amdgpu] [ 1236.002288] amdgpu_ttm_backend_destroy+0x29/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 1236.008464] ttm_tt_destroy+0x1e/0x30 [ttm] [ 1236.013066] ttm_bo_cleanup_memtype_use+0x51/0xa0 [ttm] [ 1236.018783] ttm_bo_release+0x262/0xa50 [ttm] [ 1236.023547] ttm_bo_put+0x82/0xd0 [ttm] [ 1236.027766] amdgpu_bo_unref+0x26/0x50 [amdgpu] [ 1236.032809] amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu+0x7aa/0xd90 [amdgpu] [ 1236.040400] kfd_ioctl_alloc_memory_of_gpu+0xe2/0x330 [amdgpu] [ 1236.046912] kfd_ioctl+0x463/0x690 [amdgpu]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-25

Last modified 2024-12-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2021-47142 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-47142 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0707c3fea8102d211631ba515ef2159707561b0d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5c37385097c35911b0f8a0c67ffd10ee1af9a2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3293cf3513d69f00c14d43e2020826d45ea0e46a
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-47142

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-25

Modified 2024-12-17

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47142?

CVE-2021-47142 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2021-47142 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47142?

CVE-2021-47142 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47142?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47142. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-47142 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-47142 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →