Bug 2282353 (CVE-2021-47387) - CVE-2021-47387 kernel: cpufreq: schedutil: Use kobject release() method to free sugov_tunables
Summary: CVE-2021-47387 kernel: cpufreq: schedutil: Use kobject release() method to fr...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2021-47387
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security
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Blocks: 2282406
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Reported: 2024-05-22 09:05 UTC by ybuenos
Modified: 2024-07-10 09:17 UTC (History)
51 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kernel 4.9.285, kernel 4.14.249, kernel 4.19.209, kernel 5.4.151, kernel 5.10.71, kernel 5.14.10, kernel 5.15
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Description ybuenos 2024-05-22 09:05:47 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cpufreq: schedutil: Use kobject release() method to free sugov_tunables

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2021-47387 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052145-CVE-2021-47387-7c1e@gregkh/T

Comment 5 Alex 2024-06-09 17:41:40 UTC
The result of automatic check (that is developed by Alexander Larkin) for this CVE-2021-47387 is: CHECK	Maybe valid. Check manually. with impact LOW (that is an approximation based on flags INIT WARNONLY  ; these flags parsed automatically based on patch data). Such automatic check happens only for Low/Moderates (and only when not from reporter, but parsing already existing CVE). Highs always checked manually (I check it myself and then we check it again in Remediation team). In rare cases some of the Moderates could be increased to High later.

Comment 7 ybuenos 2024-06-18 16:07:33 UTC
Alex, any thoughts regarding the above?

Comment 8 Alex 2024-06-19 11:51:49 UTC
In reply to comment #7:
> Alex, any thoughts regarding the above?

I agree to keep it Low.
Looks like bug can happen only during initialization/exit of this kernel module.

Also I read about "sugov" a little bit and it looks like this is specific module for RT:
"In system where multiple CPUs shares the same frequency domain a small
workload on a CPU can still be subject to frequency spikes, generated by
the activation of the sugov's kthread.

Since the sugov kthread is a special RT task, which goal is just that to
activate a frequency transition, ..".

And I cannot think of scenario how regular local user can use it (trigger this bug), so PR:H for CVSS.


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