Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47577
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93265
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2021-47577
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the io_acct_cancel_pending_work(), io_queue_worker_create(), io_wq_exit_start() and io_wq_exit_workers() functions in fs/io-wq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-47577
Install update from vendor's website.