# CVE-2021-47015: bnxt_en: Fix RX consumer index logic in the error path.

> A logic error in the bnxt_en network driver causes a kernel crash when handling out-of-order RX buffer completions, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47015, GHSA-mvm9-g6f5-rfmr, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47015

## What is CVE-2021-47015?

CVE-2021-47015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

bnxt_en: Fix RX consumer index logic in the error path.

In bnxt_rx_pkt(), the RX buffers are expected to complete in order.
If the RX consumer index indicates an out of order buffer completion,
it means we are hitting a hardware bug and the driver will abort all
remaining RX packets and reset the RX ring.  The RX consumer index
that we pass to bnxt_discard_rx() is not correct.  We should be
passing the current index (tmp_raw_cons) instead of the old index
(raw_cons).  This bug can cause us to be at the wrong index when
trying to abort the next RX packet.  It can crash like this:

 #0 [ffff9bbcdf5c39a8] machine_kexec at ffffffff9b05e007
 #1 [ffff9bbcdf5c3a00] __crash_kexec at ffffffff9b111232
 #2 [ffff9bbcdf5c3ad0] panic at ffffffff9b07d61e
 #3 [ffff9bbcdf5c3b50] oops_end at ffffffff9b030978
 #4 [ffff9bbcdf5c3b78] no_context at ffffffff9b06aaf0
 #5 [ffff9bbcdf5c3bd8] __bad_area_nosemaphore at ffffffff9b06ae2e
 #6 [ffff9bbcdf5c3c28] bad_area_nosemaphore at ffffffff9b06af24
 #7 [ffff9bbcdf5c3c38] __do_page_fault at ffffffff9b06b67e
 #8 [ffff9bbcdf5c3cb0] do_page_fault at ffffffff9b06bb12
 #9 [ffff9bbcdf5c3ce0] page_fault at ffffffff9bc015c5
    [exception RIP: bnxt_rx_pkt+237]
    RIP: ffffffffc0259cdd  RSP: ffff9bbcdf5c3d98  RFLAGS: 00010213
    RAX: 000000005dd8097f  RBX: ffff9ba4cb11b7e0  RCX: ffffa923cf6e9000
    RDX: 0000000000000fff  RSI: 0000000000000627  RDI: 0000000000001000
    RBP: ffff9bbcdf5c3e60   R8: 0000000000420003   R9: 000000000000020d
    R10: ffffa923cf6ec138  R11: ffff9bbcdf5c3e83  R12: ffff9ba4d6f928c0
    R13: ffff9ba4cac28080  R14: ffff9ba4cb11b7f0  R15: ffff9ba4d5a30000
    ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0018

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47015?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47015?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47015/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47015

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47015/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.