# CVE-2021-47610: drm/msm: Fix null ptr access msm_ioctl_gem_submit()

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's MSM DRM driver allows local attackers to cause a system crash via a specific ioctl call.

- **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:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47610, GHSA-3xcp-65mf-qfv3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2021-47610, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47610

## What is CVE-2021-47610?

CVE-2021-47610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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/msm: Fix null ptr access msm_ioctl_gem_submit()

Fix the below null pointer dereference in msm_ioctl_gem_submit():

 26545.260705:   Call trace:
 26545.263223:    kref_put+0x1c/0x60
 26545.266452:    msm_ioctl_gem_submit+0x254/0x744
 26545.270937:    drm_ioctl_kernel+0xa8/0x124
 26545.274976:    drm_ioctl+0x21c/0x33c
 26545.278478:    drm_compat_ioctl+0xdc/0xf0
 26545.282428:    __arm64_compat_sys_ioctl+0xc8/0x100
 26545.287169:    el0_svc_common+0xf8/0x250
 26545.291025:    do_el0_svc_compat+0x28/0x54
 26545.295066:    el0_svc_compat+0x10/0x1c
 26545.298838:    el0_sync_compat_handler+0xa8/0xcc
 26545.303403:    el0_sync_compat+0x188/0x1c0
 26545.307445:   Code: d503201f d503201f 52800028 4b0803e8 (b8680008)
 26545.318799:   Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47610?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47610?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2021-47610 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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-2021-47610 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-2021-47610/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47610/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47610
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47610
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47610

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47610/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.