CVE-2021-47029

mt76: connac: fix kernel warning adding monitor interface

Published Feb 28, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mt76: connac: fix kernel warning adding monitor interface

Fix the following kernel warning adding a monitor interface in
mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev routine.

[ 507.984882] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 507.989515] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3017 at mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev+0x178/0x190 [mt76_connac_lib]
[ 508.059379] CPU: 1 PID: 3017 Comm: ifconfig Not tainted 5.4.98 #0
[ 508.065461] Hardware name: MT7622_MT7531 RFB (DT)
[ 508.070156] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO)
[ 508.074939] pc : mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev+0x178/0x190 [mt76_connac_lib]
[ 508.081806] lr : mt7921_eeprom_init+0x1288/0x1cb8 [mt7921e]
[ 508.087367] sp : ffffffc013a33930
[ 508.090671] x29: ffffffc013a33930 x28: ffffff801e628ac0
[ 508.095973] x27: ffffff801c7f1200 x26: ffffff801c7eb008
[ 508.101275] x25: ffffff801c7eaef0 x24: ffffff801d025610
[ 508.106577] x23: ffffff801d022990 x22: ffffff801d024de8
[ 508.111879] x21: ffffff801d0226a0 x20: ffffff801c7eaee8
[ 508.117181] x19: ffffff801d0226a0 x18: 000000005d00b000
[ 508.122482] x17: 00000000ffffffff x16: 0000000000000000
[ 508.127785] x15: 0000000000000080 x14: ffffff801d704000
[ 508.133087] x13: 0000000000000040 x12: 0000000000000002
[ 508.138389] x11: 000000000000000c x10: 0000000000000000
[ 508.143691] x9 : 0000000000000020 x8 : 0000000000000001
[ 508.148992] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
[ 508.154294] x5 : ffffff801c7eaee8 x4 : 0000000000000006
[ 508.159596] x3 : 0000000000000001 x2 : 0000000000000000
[ 508.164898] x1 : ffffff801c7eac08 x0 : ffffff801d0226a0
[ 508.170200] Call trace:
[ 508.172640] mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev+0x178/0x190 [mt76_connac_lib]
[ 508.179159] mt7921_eeprom_init+0x1288/0x1cb8 [mt7921e]
[ 508.184394] drv_add_interface+0x34/0x88 [mac80211]
[ 508.189271] ieee80211_add_virtual_monitor+0xe0/0xb48 [mac80211]
[ 508.195277] ieee80211_do_open+0x86c/0x918 [mac80211]
[ 508.200328] ieee80211_do_open+0x900/0x918 [mac80211]
[ 508.205372] __dev_open+0xcc/0x150
[ 508.208763] __dev_change_flags+0x134/0x198
[ 508.212937] dev_change_flags+0x20/0x60
[ 508.216764] devinet_ioctl+0x3e8/0x748
[ 508.220503] inet_ioctl+0x1e4/0x350
[ 508.223983] sock_do_ioctl+0x48/0x2a0
[ 508.227635] sock_ioctl+0x310/0x4f8
[ 508.231116] do_vfs_ioctl+0xa4/0xac0
[ 508.234681] ksys_ioctl+0x44/0x90
[ 508.237985] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x1c/0x48
[ 508.241901] el0_svc_common.constprop.1+0x7c/0x100
[ 508.246681] el0_svc_handler+0x18/0x20
[ 508.250421] el0_svc+0x8/0x1c8
[ 508.253465] ---[ end trace c7b90fee13d72c39 ]---
[ 508.261278] ------------[ cut here ]------------

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 1:46 PM
Reserved
Feb 27, 2024, 6:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 28, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2024, 12:00 AM