Bug 2293252 (CVE-2021-47577)

Summary: CVE-2021-47577 kernel: io-wq: check for wq exit after adding new worker task_work
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Avinash Hanwate <ahanwate>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: dfreiber, drow, jburrell, mbenatto, vkumar
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Fixed In Version: kernel 5.15.11, kernel 5.16 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in the io-wq component where a race condition is present between the creation of a new worker and the system shutting down the work queue. This could lead to undefined behavior or crashes.
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2024-06-20 11:04:25 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

io-wq: check for wq exit after adding new worker task_work

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2021-47577 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024061915-CVE-2021-47577-c4c7@gregkh/T