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CVE-2021-47506

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix use-after-free due to delegation race A delegation break could arrive as soon as we've called vfs_setlease. A delegation break runs a callback which immediately (in nfsd4_cb_recall_prepare) adds the delegation to del_recall_lru. If we then exit nfs4_set_delegation without hashing the delegation, it will be freed as soon as the callback is done with it, without ever being removed from del_recall_lru. Symptoms show up later as use-after-free or list corruption warnings, usually in the laundromat thread. I suspect aba2072f4523 "nfsd: grant read delegations to clients holding writes" made this bug easier to hit, but I looked as far back as v3.0 and it looks to me it already had the same problem. So I'm not sure where the bug was introduced; it may have been there from the beginning.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.92-1CVE-2021-47506
Fixed in:5.15.15-1CVE-2021-47506
Fixed in:5.15.15-1CVE-2021-47506
Fixed in:5.15.15-1CVE-2021-47506
awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1159LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1159LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008LSN-0112-1
aws-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1126LSN-0112-1
azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1114LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1010LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007LSN-0112-1
azure-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1168LSN-0112-1
azure-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1069LSN-0112-1
gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007LSN-0112-1
gcp-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1154LSN-0112-1
gcp-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
generic-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-143LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-214LSN-0112-1
generic-4.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-243LSN-0112-1
generic-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-0LSN-0112-1
generic-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-150LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0112-1
gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0112-1
ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1005LSN-0112-1
ibm-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1000LSN-0112-1
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302USN-7506-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-71LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1LSN-0112-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1143.149USN-7506-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-1181.196USN-7506-1
linux-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1113.120USN-7506-3
linux-image-4.4.0-1113-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1113.120USN-7506-3
linux-image-4.4.0-1143-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1143.149USN-7506-2
linux-image-4.4.0-1144-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1144.155USN-7506-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1181-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1181.196USN-7506-1
linux-image-4.4.0-268-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302USN-7506-1
linux-image-4.4.0-268-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302USN-7506-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1143.140USN-7506-2
Fixed in:4.4.0.1181.185USN-7506-1
linux-image-fipsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1113.114USN-7506-3
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1144.141USN-7506-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
Fixed in:4.4.0.268.274USN-7506-1
linux-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1144.155USN-7506-1
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1USN-7506-4
lowlatency-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-143LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-214LSN-0112-1
lowlatency-4.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-243LSN-0112-1
lowlatency-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-0LSN-0112-1
lowlatency-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-150LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0112-1
oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1129LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-1121LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:5.15.0-1055LSN-0112-1
Fixed in:6.8.0-1005LSN-0112-1
oracle-5.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.15.0-1055LSN-0112-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

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