# CVE-2021-47421: drm/amdgpu: handle the case of pci_channel_io_frozen only in amdgpu_pci_resume

> A race condition in the AMD GPU driver can cause a deadlock during PCI error recovery, leading to a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2021-47421, GHSA-pxqq-3ph7-mw6w, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2021-47421, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47421

## What is CVE-2021-47421?

CVE-2021-47421 is a high-severity 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:

drm/amdgpu: handle the case of pci_channel_io_frozen only in amdgpu_pci_resume

In current code, when a PCI error state pci_channel_io_normal is detectd,
it will report PCI_ERS_RESULT_CAN_RECOVER status to PCI driver, and PCI
driver will continue the execution of PCI resume callback report_resume by
pci_walk_bridge, and the callback will go into amdgpu_pci_resume
finally, where write lock is releasd unconditionally without acquiring
such lock first. In this case, a deadlock will happen when other threads
start to acquire the read lock.

To fix this, add a member in amdgpu_device strucutre to cache
pci_channel_state, and only continue the execution in amdgpu_pci_resume
when it's pci_channel_io_frozen.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47421?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47421?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47421 is a high-severity 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-2021-47421 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-2021-47421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47421

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.