# CVE-2021-47346: coresight: tmc-etf: Fix global-out-of-bounds in tmc_update_etf_buffer()

> A local attacker can trigger a global out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's CoreSight TMC ETF driver, potentially causing a crash or leaking memory.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47346, GHSA-3hw4-pvhh-9qcq, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47346

## What is CVE-2021-47346?

CVE-2021-47346 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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:

coresight: tmc-etf: Fix global-out-of-bounds in tmc_update_etf_buffer()

commit 6f755e85c332 ("coresight: Add helper for inserting synchronization
packets") removed trailing '\0' from barrier_pkt array and updated the
call sites like etb_update_buffer() to have proper checks for barrier_pkt
size before read but missed updating tmc_update_etf_buffer() which still
reads barrier_pkt past the array size resulting in KASAN out-of-bounds
bug. Fix this by adding a check for barrier_pkt size before accessing
like it is done in etb_update_buffer().

 BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in tmc_update_etf_buffer+0x4b8/0x698
 Read of size 4 at addr ffffffd05b7d1030 by task perf/2629

 Call trace:
  dump_backtrace+0x0/0x27c
  show_stack+0x20/0x2c
  dump_stack+0x11c/0x188
  print_address_description+0x3c/0x4a4
  __kasan_report+0x140/0x164
  kasan_report+0x10/0x18
  __asan_report_load4_noabort+0x1c/0x24
  tmc_update_etf_buffer+0x4b8/0x698
  etm_event_stop+0x248/0x2d8
  etm_event_del+0x20/0x2c
  event_sched_out+0x214/0x6f0
  group_sched_out+0xd0/0x270
  ctx_sched_out+0x2ec/0x518
  __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x4fc/0xe6c
  __schedule+0x1094/0x16a0
  preempt_schedule_irq+0x88/0x170
  arm64_preempt_schedule_irq+0xf0/0x18c
  el1_irq+0xe8/0x180
  perf_event_exec+0x4d8/0x56c
  setup_new_exec+0x204/0x400
  load_elf_binary+0x72c/0x18c0
  search_binary_handler+0x13c/0x420
  load_script+0x500/0x6c4
  search_binary_handler+0x13c/0x420
  exec_binprm+0x118/0x654
  __do_execve_file+0x77c/0xba4
  __arm64_compat_sys_execve+0x98/0xac
  el0_svc_common+0x1f8/0x5e0
  el0_svc_compat_handler+0x84/0xb0
  el0_svc_compat+0x10/0x50

 The buggy address belongs to the variable:
  barrier_pkt+0x10/0x40

 Memory state around the buggy address:
  ffffffd05b7d0f00: fa fa fa fa 04 fa fa fa fa fa fa fa 00 00 00 00
  ffffffd05b7d0f80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 >ffffffd05b7d1000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 fa fa fa fa fa fa 00 00 00 03
                                      ^
  ffffffd05b7d1080: fa fa fa fa 00 02 fa fa fa fa fa fa 03 fa fa fa
  ffffffd05b7d1100: fa fa fa fa 00 00 00 00 05 fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
 ==================================================================

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47346?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47346?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2021-47346 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47346 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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-2021-47346 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-2021-47346/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47346/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47346
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47346
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47346

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