Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-45868
Published: May 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63422
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45868
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial-of-service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to fs/quota/quota_tree.c does not validate the block number in the quota tree (on disk). A local user can trigger use-after-free error and perform a denial-of-service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/1
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214655
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf3d20331295b1ecb81f4ed9ef358c51699a050
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0003/