CVE-2021-47076

RDMA/rxe: Return CQE error if invalid lkey was supplied

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Return CQE error if invalid lkey was supplied RXE is missing update of WQE status in LOCAL_WRITE failures. This caused the following kernel panic if someone sent an atomic operation with an explicitly wrong lkey. [leonro@vm ~]$ mkt test test_atomic_invalid_lkey (tests.test_atomic.AtomicTest) ... WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 263 at drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c:740 rxe_completer+0x1a6d/0x2e30 [rdma_rxe] Modules linked in: crc32_generic rdma_rxe ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel rdma_ucm rdma_cm ib_umad ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm mlx5_ib ib_uverbs ib_core mlx5_core ptp pps_core CPU: 5 PID: 263 Comm: python3 Not tainted 5.13.0-rc1+ #2936 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:rxe_completer+0x1a6d/0x2e30 [rdma_rxe] Code: 03 0f 8e 65 0e 00 00 3b 93 10 06 00 00 0f 84 82 0a 00 00 4c 89 ff 4c 89 44 24 38 e8 2d 74 a9 e1 4c 8b 44 24 38 e9 1c f5 ff ff <0f> 0b e9 0c e8 ff ff b8 05 00 00 00 41 bf 05 00 00 00 e9 ab e7 ff RSP: 0018:ffff8880158af090 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888016a78000 RCX: ffffffffa0cf1652 RDX: 1ffff9200004b442 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffc9000025a210 RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 00000000ffffffea R09: ffff88801617740b R10: ffffed1002c2ee81 R11: 0000000000000007 R12: ffff88800f3b63e8 R13: ffff888016a78008 R14: ffffc9000025a180 R15: 000000000000000c FS: 00007f88b622a740(0000) GS:ffff88806d540000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f88b5a1fa10 CR3: 000000000d848004 CR4: 0000000000370ea0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: rxe_do_task+0x130/0x230 [rdma_rxe] rxe_rcv+0xb11/0x1df0 [rdma_rxe] rxe_loopback+0x157/0x1e0 [rdma_rxe] rxe_responder+0x5532/0x7620 [rdma_rxe] rxe_do_task+0x130/0x230 [rdma_rxe] rxe_rcv+0x9c8/0x1df0 [rdma_rxe] rxe_loopback+0x157/0x1e0 [rdma_rxe] rxe_requester+0x1efd/0x58c0 [rdma_rxe] rxe_do_task+0x130/0x230 [rdma_rxe] rxe_post_send+0x998/0x1860 [rdma_rxe] ib_uverbs_post_send+0xd5f/0x1220 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_write+0x847/0xc80 [ib_uverbs] vfs_write+0x1c5/0x840 ksys_write+0x176/0x1d0 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Affected: Linux Linux
Affected: Linux Linux
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-47076?
CVE-2021-47076 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-47076?
To fix CVE-2021-47076, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-47076 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-47076 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-47076?
CVE-2021-47076 affects Linux Linux, Linux Linux.
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