Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47112
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well
Various PV features (Async PF, PV EOI, steal time) work through memory
shared with hypervisor and when we restore from hibernation we must
properly teardown all these features to make sure hypervisor doesn't
write to stale locations after we jump to the previously hibernated kernel
(which can try to place anything there). For secondary CPUs the job is
already done by kvm_cpu_down_prepare(), register syscore ops to do
the same for boot CPU.
Products affected by CVE-2021-47112
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47112
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 5 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-47112
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST | 2025-03-13 |
References for CVE-2021-47112
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b79feffeca28c5459458fe78676b081e87c93a4
x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38b858da1c58ad46519a257764e059e663b59ff2
x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1629b5b925de9b27979e929dae7fcb766daf6b6
x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7620a669111b52f224d006dea9e1e688e2d62c54
x86/kvm: Teardown PV features on boot CPU as well - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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