CVE-2021-47091

2024-03-0418:15:07

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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linux kernel

mac80211

ieee80211_start_ap

vulnerability

fix

locking

nvd

cve-2021-47091

6.2 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

JSON

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mac80211: fix locking in ieee80211_start_ap error path

We need to hold the local->mtx to release the channel context,
as even encoded by the lockdep_assert_held() there. Fix it.

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.10–5.10.89

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.15.12

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.16.0≥

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "net/mac80211/cfg.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "295b02c4be74",
        "lessThan": "ac61b9c6c054",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "295b02c4be74",
        "lessThan": "c1d1ec4db5f7",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "295b02c4be74",
        "lessThan": "87a270625a89",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "net/mac80211/cfg.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "5.10",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.10",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.89",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.15.12",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.16",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]