CVE-2021-47335

f2fs: fix to avoid racing on fsync_entry_slab by multi filesystem instances

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:35 PM UTC
Updated: August 11, 2026 at 03:17 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: 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, result in use-after-free issue of slab cache, fixes to init/destroy this slab cache only once during module init/destroy procedure to avoid this issue.

Affected

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

v < 5.10.513.8 ≤ v < 5.10.513.8 ≤ v < 5.12.183.8 ≤ v < 5.13.33.8 ≤ v < 5.145.11 ≤ v < 5.12.185.13 ≤ v < 5.13.33.8d624c96fb3249e5d3dcf4e60a805e5e6b0dd7d91
Vendor states this is fixed in 79fa5d944c875711253a23b8155b36883c696409 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 86786603014e0a22d0d6af8e80ae4b8687927048 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cad83c968c2ebe97905f900326988ed37146c347 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e472b276a0d2180808009be38105e12754432e2a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.51 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79fa5d944c875711253a23b8155b36883c696409
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86786603014e0a22d0d6af8e80ae4b8687927048
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad83c968c2ebe97905f900326988ed37146c347
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e472b276a0d2180808009be38105e12754432e2a

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?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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