# CVE-2021-47430: x86/entry: Clear X86_FEATURE_SMAP when CONFIG_X86_SMAP=n

> A kernel warning triggered by SMAP configuration mismatches can cause a denial of service in the Linux kernel.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **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:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47430, GHSA-7wxc-v995-9mmf, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47430

## What is CVE-2021-47430?

CVE-2021-47430 is a low-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:

x86/entry: Clear X86_FEATURE_SMAP when CONFIG_X86_SMAP=n

Commit

  3c73b81a9164 ("x86/entry, selftests: Further improve user entry sanity checks")

added a warning if AC is set when in the kernel.

Commit

  662a0221893a3d ("x86/entry: Fix AC assertion")

changed the warning to only fire if the CPU supports SMAP.

However, the warning can still trigger on a machine that supports SMAP
but where it's disabled in the kernel config and when running the
syscall_nt selftest, for example:

  ------------[ cut here ]------------
  WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 49 at irqentry_enter_from_user_mode
  CPU: 0 PID: 49 Comm: init Tainted: G                T 5.15.0-rc4+ #98 e6202628ee053b4f310759978284bd8bb0ce6905
  Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014
  RIP: 0010:irqentry_enter_from_user_mode
  ...
  Call Trace:
   ? irqentry_enter
   ? exc_general_protection
   ? asm_exc_general_protection
   ? asm_exc_general_protectio

IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_SMAP) could be added to the warning condition, but
even this would not be enough in case SMAP is disabled at boot time with
the "nosmap" parameter.

To be consistent with "nosmap" behaviour, clear X86_FEATURE_SMAP when
!CONFIG_X86_SMAP.

Found using entry-fuzz + satrandconfig.

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## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47430?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47430?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47430 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-2021-47430 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47430 is a low-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-2021-47430 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-2021-47430/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47430/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47430
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47430
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47430

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