CVE-2021-47335
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2021-47335 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to avoid racing on fsync_entry_slab by multi filesystem instances
As syzbot reported, there is an use-after-free issue during f2fs recovery:
Use-after-free write at 0xffff88823bc16040 (in kfence-#10):
kmem_cache_destroy+0x1f/0x120 mm/slab_common.c:486
f2fs_recover_fsync_data+0x75b0/0x8380 fs/f2fs/recovery.c:869
f2fs_fill_super+0x9393/0xa420 fs/f2fs/super.c:3945
mount_bdev+0x26c/0x3a0 fs/super.c:1367
legacy_get_tree+0xea/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:592
vfs_get_tree+0x86/0x270 fs/super.c:1497
do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:2905 [inline]
path_mount+0x196f/0x2be0 fs/namespace.c:3235
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3248 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3456 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x2f9/0x3b0 fs/namespace.c:3433
do_syscall_64+0x3f/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
The root cause is multi f2fs filesystem instances can race on accessing
global fsync_entry_slab pointer, re
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0, < 5.10.51 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2021-47335?
CVE-2021-47335 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2021-47335?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-47335?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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