A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.12.17/5.13.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function cfg80211_unregister_wdev of the component mwifiex. The manipulation leads to deadlock.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-47349. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.