CVE-2021-47032 mt76: mt7915: fix tx skb dma unmap
A missing DMA unmap in the mt7915 driver causes memory leaks, potentially leading to denial of service in the Linux kernel.
- 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
What is CVE-2021-47032?
CVE-2021-47032 is a medium-severity denial of service 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:
mt76: mt7915: fix tx skb dma unmap
The first pointer in the txp needs to be unmapped as well, otherwise it will leak DMA mapping entries
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47032?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47032?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-47032 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47032 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47032, GHSA-5f6g-q8f6-3c5x, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47032.