CVE-2021-47343

dm btree remove: assign new_root only when removal succeeds

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:35 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 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm btree remove: assign new_root only when removal succeeds remove_raw() in dm_btree_remove() may fail due to IO read error (e.g. read the content of origin block fails during shadowing), and the value of shadow_spine::root is uninitialized, but the uninitialized value is still assign to new_root in the end of dm_btree_remove(). For dm-thin, the value of pmd->details_root or pmd->root will become an uninitialized value, so if trying to read details_info tree again out-of-bound memory may occur as showed below: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x3fdcb14c8d7520 CPU: 4 PID: 515 Comm: dmsetup Not tainted 5.13.0-rc6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC RIP: 0010:metadata_ll_load_ie+0x14/0x30 Call Trace: sm_metadata_count_is_more_than_one+0xb9/0xe0 dm_tm_shadow_block+0x52/0x1c0 shadow_step+0x59/0xf0 remove_raw+0xb2/0x170 dm_btree_remove+0xf4/0x1c0 dm_pool_delete_thin_device+0xc3/0x140 pool_message+0x218/0x2b0 target_message+0x251/0x290 ctl_ioctl+0x1c4/0x4d0 dm_ctl_ioctl+0xe/0x20 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x7b/0xb0 do_syscall_64+0x40/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Fixing it by only assign new_root when removal succeeds

Affected

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

v < 4.4.2763.2 ≤ v < 4.14.2403.2 ≤ v < 4.19.1983.2 ≤ v < 4.4.2763.2 ≤ v < 4.9.2763.2 ≤ v < 5.10.513.2 ≤ v < 5.12.183.2 ≤ v < 5.13.33.2 ≤ v < 5.143.2 ≤ v < 5.4.1334.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2404.15 ≤ v < 4.19.1984.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1334.5 ≤ v < 4.9.2765.11 ≤ v < 5.12.185.13 ≤ v < 5.13.35.5 ≤ v < 5.10.513.23241b1d3e0aaafbfcd320f4d71ade629728cc4f4
Vendor states this is fixed in 4c84b3e0728ffe10d89c633694c35a02b5c477dc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 73f27adaa73e3057a9ec464e33c4f54d34ea5de3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 89bf942314b78d454db92427201421b5dec132d9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8fbae4a1bdb5b889490cdee929e68540151536e5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 964d57d1962d7e68f0f578f05d9ae4a104d74851 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ad365e9351ac2b450e7e79932ff6abf59342d91a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b6e58b5466b2959f83034bead2e2e1395cca8aeb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ba47e65a5de3e0e8270301a409fc63d3129fdb9e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c154775619186781aaf8a99333ac07437a1768d5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.240 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.198 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.276 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.276 (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)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.133 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c84b3e0728ffe10d89c633694c35a02b5c477dc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f27adaa73e3057a9ec464e33c4f54d34ea5de3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89bf942314b78d454db92427201421b5dec132d9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fbae4a1bdb5b889490cdee929e68540151536e5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/964d57d1962d7e68f0f578f05d9ae4a104d74851
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad365e9351ac2b450e7e79932ff6abf59342d91a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6e58b5466b2959f83034bead2e2e1395cca8aeb
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba47e65a5de3e0e8270301a409fc63d3129fdb9e

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

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1188

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