CVE-2021-47066

async_xor: increase src_offs when dropping destination page

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 29, 2024 at 10:37 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: async_xor: increase src_offs when dropping destination page Now we support sharing one page if PAGE_SIZE is not equal stripe size. To support this, it needs to support calculating xor value with different offsets for each r5dev. One offset array is used to record those offsets. In RMW mode, parity page is used as a source page. It sets ASYNC_TX_XOR_DROP_DST before calculating xor value in ops_run_prexor5. So it needs to add src_list and src_offs at the same time. Now it only needs src_list. So the xor value which is calculated is wrong. It can cause data corruption problem. I can reproduce this problem 100% on a POWER8 machine. The steps are: mdadm -CR /dev/md0 -l5 -n3 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1 --size=3G mkfs.xfs /dev/md0 mount /dev/md0 /mnt/test mount: /mnt/test: mount(2) system call failed: Structure needs cleaning.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.10 ≤ v < 5.10.375.10 ≤ v < 5.11.215.10 ≤ v < 5.12.45.10 ≤ v < 5.135.11 ≤ v < 5.11.215.12 ≤ v < 5.12.429bcff787a2593b2126cfaff612c0b4e560022e95.10
Vendor states this is fixed in 29ffa50f33de824b5491f8239c88c4a0efdd03af (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 53f8208e11abd6dde9480dfcb97fecdb1bc2ac18 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cab2e8e5997b592fdb7d02cf2387b4b8e3057174 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ceaf2966ab082bbc4d26516f97b3ca8a676e2af8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.37 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11.21 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ffa50f33de824b5491f8239c88c4a0efdd03af
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f8208e11abd6dde9480dfcb97fecdb1bc2ac18
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab2e8e5997b592fdb7d02cf2387b4b8e3057174
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceaf2966ab082bbc4d26516f97b3ca8a676e2af8

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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