# CVE-2021-47047: spi: spi-zynqmp-gqspi: return -ENOMEM if dma_map_single fails

> A missing error check in the ZynqMP GQSPI driver causes a kernel crash when DMA mapping fails, 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:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47047, GHSA-xppg-r7h5-74wm, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47047

## What is CVE-2021-47047?

CVE-2021-47047 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:

spi: spi-zynqmp-gqspi: return -ENOMEM if dma_map_single fails

The spi controller supports 44-bit address space on AXI in DMA mode,
so set dma_addr_t width to 44-bit to avoid using a swiotlb mapping.
In addition, if dma_map_single fails, it should return immediately
instead of continuing doing the DMA operation which bases on invalid
address.

This fixes the following crash which occurs in reading a big block
from flash:

[  123.633577] zynqmp-qspi ff0f0000.spi: swiotlb buffer is full (sz: 4194304 bytes), total 32768 (slots), used 0 (slots)
[  123.644230] zynqmp-qspi ff0f0000.spi: ERR:rxdma:memory not mapped
[  123.784625] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00000000003fffc0
[  123.792536] Mem abort info:
[  123.795313]   ESR = 0x96000145
[  123.798351]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[  123.803655]   SET = 0, FnV = 0
[  123.806693]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[  123.809818] Data abort info:
[  123.812683]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000145
[  123.816503]   CM = 1, WnR = 1
[  123.819455] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000805047000
[  123.825887] [00000000003fffc0] pgd=0000000803b45003, p4d=0000000803b45003, pud=0000000000000000
[  123.834586] Internal error: Oops: 96000145 [#1] PREEMPT SMP

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47047?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47047?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47047 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47047 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-2021-47047 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-2021-47047/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47047/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47047
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47047
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47047

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47047/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.