CVE-2021-47638

ubifs: rename_whiteout: Fix double free for whiteout_ui->data

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 01:54 AM 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: ubifs: rename_whiteout: Fix double free for whiteout_ui->data 'whiteout_ui->data' will be freed twice if space budget fail for rename whiteout operation as following process: rename_whiteout dev = kmalloc whiteout_ui->data = dev kfree(whiteout_ui->data) // Free first time iput(whiteout) ubifs_free_inode kfree(ui->data) // Double free! KASAN reports: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: double-free or invalid-free in ubifs_free_inode+0x4f/0x70 Call Trace: kfree+0x117/0x490 ubifs_free_inode+0x4f/0x70 [ubifs] i_callback+0x30/0x60 rcu_do_batch+0x366/0xac0 __do_softirq+0x133/0x57f Allocated by task 1506: kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x3c2/0x7a0 do_rename+0x9b7/0x1150 [ubifs] ubifs_rename+0x106/0x1f0 [ubifs] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 Freed by task 1506: kfree+0x117/0x490 do_rename.cold+0x53/0x8a [ubifs] ubifs_rename+0x106/0x1f0 [ubifs] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88810238bed8 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-8 of size 8 ================================================================== Let ubifs_free_inode() free 'whiteout_ui->data'. BTW, delete unused assignment 'whiteout_ui->data_len = 0', process 'ubifs_evict_inode() -> ubifs_jnl_delete_inode() -> ubifs_jnl_write_inode()' doesn't need it (because 'inc_nlink(whiteout)' won't be excuted by 'goto out_release', and the nlink of whiteout inode is 0).

Affected

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

4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2384.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1894.9 ≤ v < 4.14.2764.9 ≤ v < 4.19.2384.9 ≤ v < 5.10.1104.9 ≤ v < 5.15.334.9 ≤ v < 5.16.194.9 ≤ v < 5.17.24.9 ≤ v < 5.184.9 ≤ v < 5.4.1895.11 ≤ v < 5.15.335.16 ≤ v < 5.16.195.17 ≤ v < 5.17.25.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1104.99e0a1fff8db56eaaebb74b4a3ef65f86811c4798
Vendor states this is fixed in 14276d38c89a170363e90b6ac0a53c3cf61b87fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2ad07009c459e56ebdcc089d850d664660fdb742 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2b3236ecf96db7af5836e1366ce39ace8ce832fa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 40a8f0d5e7b3999f096570edab71c345da812e3e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6d7a158a7363c1f6604aa47ae1a280a5c65123dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b3c7be16f3f4dfd6e15ac651484e59d3fa36274 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a90e2dbe66d2647ff95a0442ad2e86482d977fd8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b9a937f096e608b3368c1abc920d4d640ba2c94f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.276 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.238 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.189 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14276d38c89a170363e90b6ac0a53c3cf61b87fc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad07009c459e56ebdcc089d850d664660fdb742
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3236ecf96db7af5836e1366ce39ace8ce832fa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a8f0d5e7b3999f096570edab71c345da812e3e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d7a158a7363c1f6604aa47ae1a280a5c65123dd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3c7be16f3f4dfd6e15ac651484e59d3fa36274
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90e2dbe66d2647ff95a0442ad2e86482d977fd8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9a937f096e608b3368c1abc920d4d640ba2c94f

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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