# CVE-2021-47562: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  ice: fix vsi->txq_map sizing  The approach of ha...

CVE-2021-47562 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47562, released May 24, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47562
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0021
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: May 24, 2024

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  ice: fix vsi->txq_map sizing  The approach of having XDP queue per CPU regardless of user's setting exposed a hidden bug that could occur in case when Rx queue count differ from Tx queue count. Currently vsi->txq_map's size is equal to the doubled vsi->alloc_txq, which is not correct due to the fact that XDP rings were previously based on the Rx queue count. Below splat can be seen when ethtool -L is used and XDP rings are configured:  [  682.875339] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000000f [  682.883403] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [  682.889345] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [  682.895289] PGD 0 P4D 0 [  682.898218] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [  682.903055] CPU: 42 PID: 2878 Comm: ethtool Tainted: G           OE     5.15.0-rc5+ #1 [  682.912214] Hardware name: Intel Corp. GRANTLEY/GRANTLEY, BIOS GRRFCRB1.86B.0276.D07.1605190235 05/19/2016 [  682.923380] RIP: 0010:devres_remove+0x44/0x130 [  682.928527] Code: 49 89 f4 55 48 89 fd 4c 89 ff 53 48 83 ec 10 e8 92 b9 49 00 48 8b 9d a8 02 00 00 48 8d 8d a0 02 00 00 49 89 c2 48 39 cb 74 0f <4c> 3b 63 10 74 25 48 8b 5b 08 48 39 cb 75 f1 4c 89 ff 4c 89 d6 e8 [  682.950237] RSP: 0018:ffffc90006a679f0 EFLAGS: 00010002 [  682.956285] RAX: 0000000000000286 RBX: ffffffffffffffff RCX: ffff88908343a370 [  682.964538] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff81690d60 RDI: 0000000000000000 [  682.972789] RBP: ffff88908343a0d0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [  682.981040] R10: 0000000000000286 R11: 3fffffffffffffff R12: ffffffff81690d60 [  682.989282] R13: ffffffff81690a00 R14: ffff8890819807a8 R15: ffff88908343a36c [  682.997535] FS:  00007f08c7bfa740(0000) GS:ffff88a03fd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [  683.006910] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [  683.013557] CR2: 000000000000000f CR3: 0000001080a66003 CR4: 00000000003706e0 [  683.021819] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [  683.030075] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [  683.038336] Call Trace: [  683.041167]  devm_kfree+0x33/0x50 [  683.045004]  ice_vsi_free_arrays+0x5e/0xc0 [ice] [  683.050380]  ice_vsi_rebuild+0x4c8/0x750 [ice] [  683.055543]  ice_vsi_recfg_qs+0x9a/0x110 [ice] [  683.060697]  ice_set_channels+0x14f/0x290 [ice] [  683.065962]  ethnl_set_channels+0x333/0x3f0 [  683.070807]  genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xea/0x150 [  683.076152]  genl_rcv_msg+0xde/0x1d0 [  683.080289]  ? channels_prepare_data+0x60/0x60 [  683.085432]  ? genl_get_cmd+0xd0/0xd0 [  683.089667]  netlink_rcv_skb+0x50/0xf0 [  683.094006]  genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 [  683.097638]  netlink_unicast+0x239/0x340 [  683.102177]  netlink_sendmsg+0x22e/0x470 [  683.106717]  sock_sendmsg+0x5e/0x60 [  683.110756]  __sys_sendto+0xee/0x150 [  683.114894]  ? handle_mm_fault+0xd0/0x2a0 [  683.119535]  ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1f3/0x690 [  683.134173]  __x64_sys_sendto+0x25/0x30 [  683.148231]  do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 [  683.161992]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae  Fix this by taking into account the value that num_possible_cpus() yields in addition to vsi->alloc_txq instead of doubling the latter.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.15.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47562](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-47562.md) | May 24, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.15.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47562](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-47562.md) | May 24, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 5.15.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47562](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-47562.md) | May 24, 2024 |

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