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CVE-2021-47091 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: fix locking in ieee80211_start_ap error path We need to hold the local->mtx to release the channel context, as even encoded by the lockdep_assert_held() there. Fix it.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87a270625a89fc841f1a7e21aae6176543d8385c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac61b9c6c0549aaeb98194cf429d93c41bfe5f79
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d1ec4db5f7264cfc21993e59e8f2dcecf4b44f

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-47091
NVD Published Date:
03/04/2024
NVD Last Modified:
03/05/2024
Source:
kernel.org