CVE-2021-47124

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.10.26-5.10.42 - Use-After-Free in io_uring Linked Timeout Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix link timeout refs WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10242 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x15b/0x1a0 lib/refcount.c:28 RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x15b/0x1a0 lib/refcount.c:28 Call Trace: __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:283 [inline] __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline] refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline] io_put_req fs/io_uring.c:2140 [inline] io_queue_linked_timeout fs/io_uring.c:6300 [inline] __io_queue_sqe+0xbef/0xec0 fs/io_uring.c:6354 io_submit_sqe fs/io_uring.c:6534 [inline] io_submit_sqes+0x2bbd/0x7c50 fs/io_uring.c:6660 __do_sys_io_uring_enter fs/io_uring.c:9240 [inline] __se_sys_io_uring_enter+0x256/0x1d60 fs/io_uring.c:9182 io_link_timeout_fn() should put only one reference of the linked timeout request, however in case of racing with the master request's completion first io_req_complete() puts one and then io_put_req_deferred() is called.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (18)
Linux/Linux < 5.12
Linux/Linux 1c20e9040f49687ba2ccc2ffd4411351a6c2ebff - 0b2a990e5d2f76d020cb840c456e6ec5f0c27530
Linux/Linux 1c20e9040f49687ba2ccc2ffd4411351a6c2ebff - 6f5d7a45f58d3abe3a936de1441b8d6318f978ff
Linux/Linux 5.10.26 - 5.10.43
Linux/Linux 5.10.26 - 5.10.55
Linux/Linux 5.10.43 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.55 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.11.6 - 5.12
Linux/Linux 5.12
Linux/Linux 5.12.10 - 5.12.*
... and 8 more
Published Mar 15, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026