i2c: i801: Don't generate an interrupt on bus reset
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: i801: Don't generate an interrupt on bus reset Now that the i2c-i801 driver supports interrupts, setting the KILL bit in a attempt to recover from a timed out transaction triggers an interrupt. Unfortunately, the interrupt handler (i801_isr) is not prepared for this situation and will try to process the interrupt as if it was signaling the end of a successful transaction. In the case of a block transaction, this can result in an out-of-range memory access. This condition was reproduced several times by syzbot: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=ed71512d469895b5b34e https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8c8dedc0ba9e03f6c79e https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=c8ff0b6d6c73d81b610e https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=33f6c360821c399d69eb https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=be15dc0b1933f04b043a https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b4d3fd1dfd53e90afd79 So disable interrupts while trying to reset the bus. Interrupts will be enabled again for the following transaction.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.6 and later | 4.4.271, 4.9.271, 4.14.235, 4.19.193, 5.4.124, 5.10.42, 5.12.9, 5.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.6 and later Fixed in 4.4.271, 4.9.271, 4.14.235, 4.19.193, 5.4.124, 5.10.42, 5.12.9, 5.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 to before 4.4.271; 4.5 to before 4.9.271; 4.10 to before 4.14.235; 4.15 to before 4.19.193; 4.20 to before 5.4.124; 5.5 to before 5.10.42; 5.11 to before 5.12.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 to before 4.4.271; 4.5 to before 4.9.271; 4.10 to before 4.14.235; 4.15 to before 4.19.193; 4.20 to before 5.4.124; 5.5 to before 5.10.42; 5.11 to before 5.12.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.4.271, 4.9.271, 4.14.235, 4.19.193, 5.4.124, 5.10.42, 5.12.9, 5.13
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2024:3627 Released 2024-06-05 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel-rt security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 +7
- RHSA-2024:3618 Released 2024-06-05 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3618 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3618 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3627 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47153
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpgg-8ccq-gwhg
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9469082126cebb7337db3992d143f5e4edfe629
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09c9e79f4c10cfb6b9e0e1b4dd355232e4b5a3b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfa8929e117b0228a7765f5c3f5988a4a028f3c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c70e1ba2e7e65255a0ce004f531dd90dada97a8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04cc05e3716ae31b17ecdab7bc55c8170def1b8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b523feb7e8e44652f92f3babb953a976e7ccbbef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f583d3813f204449037cd2acbfc09168171362a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4d8716c3dcec47f1557024add24e1f3c09eb24b
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Sources
- CVE-2021-47153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vpgg-8ccq-gwhg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-47153 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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