# CVE-2021-47471: drm: mxsfb: Fix NULL pointer dereference crash on unload

> A NULL pointer dereference in the mxsfb DRM driver causes a kernel crash when unloading the driver, 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:** 22 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47471, GHSA-fmqm-f3m4-fg43, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47471

## What is CVE-2021-47471?

CVE-2021-47471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 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: mxsfb: Fix NULL pointer dereference crash on unload

The mxsfb->crtc.funcs may already be NULL when unloading the driver,
in which case calling mxsfb_irq_disable() via drm_irq_uninstall() from
mxsfb_unload() leads to NULL pointer dereference.

Since all we care about is masking the IRQ and mxsfb->base is still
valid, just use that to clear and mask the IRQ.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47471?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47471?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 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-2021-47471 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-2021-47471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47471/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47471

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47471/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.