CVE-2021-45469

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.15.11 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In __f2fs_setxattr in fs/f2fs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11, there is an out-of-bounds memory access when an inode has an invalid last xattr entry.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215235
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/25/1
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0003/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (14)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject/fedora 34
fedoraproject/fedora 35
linux/linux_kernel < 5.15.11
netapp/h300e_firmware
netapp/h300s_firmware
netapp/h410c_firmware
netapp/h410s_firmware
... and 4 more
Published Dec 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026