ubifs: Fix races between xattr_{set|get} and listxattr operations

Summary

CVECVE-2021-47351
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-05-21 15:15:21 UTC
Updated2026-08-04 10:16:59 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix races between xattr_{set|get} and listxattr operations UBIFS may occur some problems with concurrent xattr_{set|get} and listxattr operations, such as assertion failure, memory corruption, stale xattr value[1]. Fix it by importing a new rw-lock in @ubifs_inode to serilize write operations on xattr, concurrent read operations are still effective, just like ext4. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/[email protected]

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-617 | CWE-787


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d 7adc05b73d91a5e3d4ca7714fa53ad9b70c53d08 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d 38dde03eb239605f428f3f1e4baa73d4933a4cc6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d 9558612cb829f2c022b788f55d6b8437d5234a82 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d c0756f75c22149d20fcb7d8409827cee905eb386 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d f4e3634a3b642225a530c292fdb1e8a4007507f5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.27 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.27 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.4.133 5.4.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.51 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.12.18 5.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.13.3 5.13.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.14 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7adc05b73d91a5e3d4ca7714fa53ad9b70c53d08 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0756f75c22149d20fcb7d8409827cee905eb386 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9558612cb829f2c022b788f55d6b8437d5234a82 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e3634a3b642225a530c292fdb1e8a4007507f5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/38dde03eb239605f428f3f1e4baa73d4933a4cc6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
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