mt76: mt7921: fix possible invalid register access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7921: fix possible invalid register access Disable the interrupt and synchronze for the pending irq handlers to ensure the irq tasklet is not being scheduled after the suspend to avoid the possible invalid register access acts when the host pcie controller is suspended. [17932.910534] mt7921e 0000:01:00.0: pci_pm_suspend+0x0/0x22c returned 0 after 21375 usecs [17932.910590] pcieport 0000:00:00.0: calling pci_pm_suspend+0x0/0x22c @ 18565, parent: pci0000:00 [17932.910602] pcieport 0000:00:00.0: pci_pm_suspend+0x0/0x22c returned 0 after 8 usecs [17932.910671] mtk-pcie 11230000.pcie: calling platform_pm_suspend+0x0/0x60 @ 22783, parent: soc [17932.910674] mtk-pcie 11230000.pcie: platform_pm_suspend+0x0/0x60 returned 0 after 0 usecs ... 17933.615352] x1 : 00000000000d4200 x0 : ffffff8269ca2300 [17933.620666] Call trace: [17933.623127] mt76_mmio_rr+0x28/0xf0 [mt76] [17933.627234] mt7921_rr+0x38/0x44 [mt7921e] [17933.631339] mt7921_irq_tasklet+0x54/0x1d8 [mt7921e] [17933.636309] tasklet_action_common+0x12c/0x16c [17933.640754] tasklet_action+0x24/0x2c [17933.644418] __do_softirq+0x16c/0x344 [17933.648082] irq_exit+0xa8/0xac [17933.651224] scheduler_ipi+0xd4/0x148 [17933.654890] handle_IPI+0x164/0x2d4 [17933.658379] gic_handle_irq+0x140/0x178 [17933.662216] el1_irq+0xb8/0x180 [17933.665361] cpuidle_enter_state+0xf8/0x204 [17933.669544] cpuidle_enter+0x38/0x4c [17933.673122] do_idle+0x1a4/0x2a8 [17933.676352] cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x28 [17933.680276] rest_init+0xd4/0xe0 [17933.683508] arch_call_rest_init+0x10/0x18 [17933.687606] start_kernel+0x340/0x3b4 [17933.691279] Code: aa0003f5 d503201f f953eaa8 8b344108 (b9400113) [17933.697373] ---[ end trace a24b8e26ffbda3c5 ]--- [17933.767846] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.12.4, 5.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gc58-f6gq-w9xv
References
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Sources
- CVE-2021-47019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gc58-f6gq-w9xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-47019 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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