# CVE-2021-47392: RDMA/cma: Fix listener leak in rdma_cma_listen_on_all() failure

> A local attacker can trigger a deadlock in the Linux kernel RDMA subsystem by causing a listener failure, leading to a 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:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47392, GHSA-3vpw-pw66-4mjh, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47392

## What is CVE-2021-47392?

CVE-2021-47392 is a medium-severity denial of service 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:

RDMA/cma: Fix listener leak in rdma_cma_listen_on_all() failure

If cma_listen_on_all() fails it leaves the per-device ID still on the
listen_list but the state is not set to RDMA_CM_ADDR_BOUND.

When the cmid is eventually destroyed cma_cancel_listens() is not called
due to the wrong state, however the per-device IDs are still holding the
refcount preventing the ID from being destroyed, thus deadlocking:

 task:rping state:D stack:   0 pid:19605 ppid: 47036 flags:0x00000084
 Call Trace:
  __schedule+0x29a/0x780
  ? free_unref_page_commit+0x9b/0x110
  schedule+0x3c/0xa0
  schedule_timeout+0x215/0x2b0
  ? __flush_work+0x19e/0x1e0
  wait_for_completion+0x8d/0xf0
  _destroy_id+0x144/0x210 [rdma_cm]
  ucma_close_id+0x2b/0x40 [rdma_ucm]
  __destroy_id+0x93/0x2c0 [rdma_ucm]
  ? __xa_erase+0x4a/0xa0
  ucma_destroy_id+0x9a/0x120 [rdma_ucm]
  ucma_write+0xb8/0x130 [rdma_ucm]
  vfs_write+0xb4/0x250
  ksys_write+0xb5/0xd0
  ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.19+0x123/0x190
  do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9

Ensure that cma_listen_on_all() atomically unwinds its action under the
lock during error.

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47392?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2021-47392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47392 is a medium-severity denial of service 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-2021-47392 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-2021-47392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47392

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