CVE-2021-47112

HIGH

Linux Kernel PV Features Teardown - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well Various PV features (Async PF, PV EOI, steal time) work through memory shared with hypervisor and when we restore from hibernation we must properly teardown all these features to make sure hypervisor doesn't write to stale locations after we jump to the previously hibernated kernel (which can try to place anything there). For secondary CPUs the job is already done by kvm_cpu_down_prepare(), register syscore ops to do the same for boot CPU.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (12)
Linux/Linux < 2.6.38
Linux/Linux 2.6.38
Linux/Linux 5.10.43 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.12.10 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux 5.13
Linux/Linux 5.4.125 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux fd10cde9294f73eeccbc16f3fec1ae6cde7b800c - 38b858da1c58ad46519a257764e059e663b59ff2
Linux/Linux fd10cde9294f73eeccbc16f3fec1ae6cde7b800c - 7620a669111b52f224d006dea9e1e688e2d62c54
Linux/Linux fd10cde9294f73eeccbc16f3fec1ae6cde7b800c - 8b79feffeca28c5459458fe78676b081e87c93a4
Linux/Linux fd10cde9294f73eeccbc16f3fec1ae6cde7b800c - d1629b5b925de9b27979e929dae7fcb766daf6b6
... and 2 more
Published Mar 15, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026