# CVE-2021-47143: net/smc: remove device from smcd\_dev\_list after failed device\_add()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-25 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: remove device from smcd_dev_list after failed device_add() If the device_add() for a smcd_dev fails, there's no cleanup step that rolls back the earlier list_add(). The device subsequently gets freed, and we end up with a corrupted list. Add some error handling that removes the device from the list.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b2cdc004d21a7255f219706dca64411108f7897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40588782f1016c655ae1d302892f61d35af96842
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/444d7be9532dcfda8e0385226c862fd7e986f607

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