CVE-2021-47567 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-47567

powerpc/32: Fix hardlockup on vmap stack overflow

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/32: Fix hardlockup on vmap stack overflow Since the commit c118c7303ad5 ("powerpc/32: Fix vmap stack - Do not activate MMU before reading task struct") a vmap stack overflow results in a hard lockup. This is because emergency_ctx is still addressed with its virtual address allthough data MMU is not active anymore at that time. Fix it by using a physical address instead.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
c118c7303ad528be8ff2aea8cd1ee15452c763f0, 3b234b4a6651ed6bdca94553aa0038fc7ded9271, 5.9.5, 5.10, 0, 5.10.83, 5.15.6, 5.16

Timeline

Official Publish: May 24th, 2024
Last Modified: May 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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