# CVE-2021-47056: crypto: qat - ADF\_STATUS\_PF\_RUNNING should be set after adf\_dev\_init

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-29 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING should be set after adf_dev_init ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING is (only) used and checked by adf_vf2pf_shutdown() before calling adf_iov_putmsg()->mutex_lock(vf2pf_lock), however the vf2pf_lock is initialized in adf_dev_init(), which can fail and when it fail, the vf2pf_lock is either not initialized or destroyed, a subsequent use of vf2pf_lock will cause issue. To fix this issue, only set this flag if adf_dev_init() returns 0. [ 7.178404] BUG: KASAN: user-memory-access in __mutex_lock.isra.0+0x1ac/0x7c0 [ 7.180345] Call Trace: [ 7.182576] mutex_lock+0xc9/0xd0 [ 7.183257] adf_iov_putmsg+0x118/0x1a0 [intel_qat] [ 7.183541] adf_vf2pf_shutdown+0x4d/0x7b [intel_qat] [ 7.183834] adf_dev_shutdown+0x172/0x2b0 [intel_qat] [ 7.184127] adf_probe+0x5e9/0x600 [qat_dh895xccvf]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4c4e07140687f42bfa40e091bb4a55d7960ce4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/446045cf682af12d9294765f6c46084b374b5654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09d16cee6285d37cc76311c29add6d97a7e4acda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ec8192ee4bfdf2a8894a68350dac9f1a155fa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f50392650ae794a1aea41c213c6a3e1c824413c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fd40fc6f2c2b41dc6f637f88d494b14e9c21f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ea500ce6f7c9106e4a561d28e69215f3d451818
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8609f5cfdc872fc3a462efa6a3eca5cb1e2f6446

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