CVE-2021-45868

Summary

CVECVE-2021-45868
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-18 07:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-04 00:00:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel before 5.15.3, fs/quota/quota_tree.c does not validate the block number in the quota tree (on disk). This can, for example, lead to a kernel/locking/rwsem.c use-after-free if there is a corrupted quota file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.3 MISC cdn.kernel.org
February 2022 Linux Kernel 5.15.2 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
oss-security - Linux Kernel 5.15-rc-ksmbd-part2 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: use-after-free (local). MISC www.openwall.com
214655 – BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in __dquot_free_space MISC bugzilla.kernel.org
oss-security - Re: Linux Kernel 5.15-rc-ksmbd-part2 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: use-after-free (local). MISC www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159777 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-9348)
  • 179607 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-45868)
  • 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
  • 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
  • 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
  • 377053 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0028)
  • 377181 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0022)
  • 390261 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2022-0014)
  • 671804 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1844)
  • 671817 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1868)
  • 671862 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1896)
  • 671870 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1934)
  • 752036 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1)
  • 752039 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1196-1)
  • 752042 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1)
  • 752048 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1266-1)
  • 752052 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1255-1)
  • 752053 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1267-1)
  • 752056 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1270-1)
  • 752058 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1256-1)
  • 753373 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1257-1)
  • 753417 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1163-1)
  • 753427 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1407-1)
  • 753703 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 753707 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 753727 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 900766 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9078)
  • 901324 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9078-1)
  • 906201 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9078-2)
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