CVE-2021-47226
HighIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/fpu: Invalidate FPU state after a failed XRSTOR from a user buffer Both Intel and AMD consider it to be architecturally valid for XRSTOR to fail with #PF but nonetheless change the register state. The actual conditions under which this might occur are unclear [1], but it seems plausible that this might be triggered if one sibling thread unmaps a page and invalidates the shared TLB while another sibling thread is executing XRSTOR on the page in question. __fpu__restore_sig() can execute XRSTOR while the hardware registers are preserved on behalf of a different victim task (using the fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx mechanism), and, in theory, XRSTOR could fail but modify the registers. If this happens, then there is a window in which __fpu__restore_sig() could schedule out and the victim task could schedule back in without reloading its own FPU registers. This would result in part of the FPU state that __fpu__restore_sig() was attempting to load leaking into the victim task's user-visible state. Invalidate preserved FPU registers on XRSTOR failure to prevent this situation from corrupting any state. [1] Frequent readers of the errata lists might imagine "complex microarchitectural conditions".
CVSS 3.1 score
7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness type
CWE-203CVE-2021-47226 is classified as CWE-203
See CWE-203 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-47226 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/002665dcba4bbec8c82f0aeb4bd3f44334ed2c14
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7748e021b9fb7739e3cb88449296539de0b6817
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8778e393afa421f1f117471144f8ce6deb6953a
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2021-47226?
CVE-2021-47226 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . CVE-2021-47226 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47226?
CVE-2021-47226 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47226?
No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47226. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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Is CVE-2021-47226 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2021-47226 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.