CVE-2021-47577
io-wq: check for wq exit after adding new worker task_work
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 19, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- May 24, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io-wq: check for wq exit after adding new worker task_work
We check IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT before attempting to create a new worker, and wq exit cancels pending work if we have any. But it's possible to have a race between the two, where creation checks exit finding it not set, but we're in the process of exiting. The exit side will cancel pending creation task_work, but there's a gap where we add task_work after we've canceled existing creations at exit time.
Fix this by checking the EXIT bit post adding the creation task_work. If it's set, run the same cancelation that exit does.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
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