CVE-2021-47073
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fix oops on rmmod dell_smbios init_dell_smbios_wmi() only registers the dell_smbios_wmi_driver on systems where the Dell WMI interface is supported. While exit_dell_smbios_wmi() unregisters it unconditionally, this leads to the following oops: [ 175.722921] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 175.722925] Unexpected driver unregister! [ 175.722939] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3630 at drivers/base/driver.c:194 driver_unregister+0x38/0x40 ... [ 175.723089] Call Trace: [ 175.723094] cleanup_module+0x5/0xedd [dell_smbios] ... [ 175.723148] ---[ end trace 064c34e1ad49509d ]--- Make the unregister happen on the same condition the register happens to fix this.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rocky | 8 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.10.40-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.40-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.10.40-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.10.40-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.10.40-1 |
| almalinux | 8 | fixed | kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10.x86_64.rpm |
References
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RXSA-2024:4211
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:4352
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:4211
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47073.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-47073
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4211
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1918601
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2248122
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2258875
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265517
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265519
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265520
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265800
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2266408
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2266831
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2267513
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2267518
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2267730
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2270093
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2271680
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2272692
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2272829
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2273204
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2273278
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2273423
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