# CVE-2021-47090: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hwpoison: clear MF_COUNT_INCREASED before ret... CVE-2021-47090 is fixed in 24 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2022:7683, released November 8, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47090 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0035 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Nov 8, 2022 ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/hwpoison: clear MF_COUNT_INCREASED before retrying get_any_page() Hulk Robot reported a panic in put_page_testzero() when testing madvise() with MADV_SOFT_OFFLINE. The BUG() is triggered when retrying get_any_page(). This is because we keep MF_COUNT_INCREASED flag in second try but the refcnt is not increased. page dumped because: VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(page_ref_count(page) == 0) ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at include/linux/mm.h:737! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP CPU: 5 PID: 2135 Comm: sshd Tainted: G B 5.16.0-rc6-dirty #373 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 RIP: release_pages+0x53f/0x840 Call Trace: free_pages_and_swap_cache+0x64/0x80 tlb_flush_mmu+0x6f/0x220 unmap_page_range+0xe6c/0x12c0 unmap_single_vma+0x90/0x170 unmap_vmas+0xc4/0x180 exit_mmap+0xde/0x3a0 mmput+0xa3/0x250 do_exit+0x564/0x1470 do_group_exit+0x3b/0x100 __do_sys_exit_group+0x13/0x20 __x64_sys_exit_group+0x16/0x20 do_syscall_64+0x34/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Modules linked in: ---[ end trace e99579b570fe0649 ]--- RIP: 0010:release_pages+0x53f/0x840 ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bpftool RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-abi-stablelists RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-debug RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-debug-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-debug-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-debug-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-debug-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-doc RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-tools RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-tools-libs RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-tools-libs-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-core RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-modules RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.15.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47090](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-47090.md) | Mar 4, 2024 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.15.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47090](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-47090.md) | Mar 4, 2024 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 5.15.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47090](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-47090.md) | Mar 4, 2024 | | Linux | perf RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | python3-perf RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7683](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7683.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T07:25:28Z UTC. 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