spi: fsl-lpspi: Fix PM reference leak in lpspi_prepare_xfer_hardware()
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: fsl-lpspi: Fix PM reference leak in lpspi_prepare_xfer_hardware() pm_runtime_get_sync will increment pm usage counter even it failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in reference leak here. Fix it by replacing it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00225 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.119, 5.10.37, 5.11.21 +2
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.2 and later | 5.4.119, 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4, 5.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.2 and later Fixed in 5.4.119, 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4, 5.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 to before 5.4.119; 5.5 to before 5.10.37; 5.11 to before 5.11.21; 5.12 to before 5.12.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 to before 5.4.119; 5.5 to before 5.10.37; 5.11 to before 5.11.21; 5.12 to before 5.12.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.119, 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4, 5.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47051
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m36-66x4-phpf
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a01ad002d2e03c399af536562693752af7c81b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce02e58ddf8658a4c3bed2296f32a5873b3f7cce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8207bfc539cd07d15e753ff2d179c5b61c673b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a2b5cee0d31ab6cc51030c441135b0e31217282
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03675497970a93fcf25d81d9d92a59c2d7377a7
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Sources
- CVE-2021-47051 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47051 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m36-66x4-phpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-47051 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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