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CVE-2021-47119

ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super Buffer head references must be released before calling kill_bdev();
otherwise the buffer head (and its page referenced by b_data) will not
be freed by kill_bdev, and subsequently that bh will be leaked. If blocksizes differ, sb_set_blocksize() will kill current buffers and
page cache by using kill_bdev(). And then super block will be reread
again but using correct blocksize this time. sb_set_blocksize() didn't
fully free superblock page and buffer head, and being busy, they were
not freed and instead leaked. This can easily be reproduced by calling an infinite loop of: systemctl start <ext4_on_lvm>.mount, and systemctl stop <ext4_on_lvm>.mount ... since systemd creates a cgroup for each slice which it mounts, and
the bh leak get amplified by a dying memory cgroup that also never
gets freed, and memory consumption is much more easily noticed.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: ext4: corrige la pérdida de memoria en ext4_fill_super Las referencias del encabezado del búfer deben liberarse antes de llamar a kill_bdev(); de lo contrario, kill_bdev no liberará el encabezado del búfer (y su página a la que hace referencia b_data) y, posteriormente, se filtrará ese bh. Si los tamaños de los bloques difieren, sb_set_blocksize() eliminará los búferes actuales y el caché de la página usando kill_bdev(). Y luego el superbloque se volverá a leer, pero esta vez utilizando el tamaño de bloque correcto. sb_set_blocksize() no liberó completamente la página del superbloque y el encabezado del búfer y, al estar ocupados, no se liberaron y en su lugar se filtraron. Esto se puede reproducir fácilmente llamando a un bucle infinito de: systemctl start .mount, y systemctl stop .mount... ya que systemd crea un cgroup para cada segmento que monta, y la fuga de bh se amplifica con un grupo de memoria moribundo que tampoco se libera nunca, y el consumo de memoria se nota mucho más fácilmente.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super Buffer head references must be released before calling kill_bdev(); otherwise the buffer head (and its page referenced by b_data) will not be freed by kill_bdev, and subsequently that bh will be leaked. If blocksizes differ, sb_set_blocksize() will kill current buffers and page cache by using kill_bdev(). And then super block will be reread again but using correct blocksize this time. sb_set_blocksize() didn't fully free superblock page and buffer head, and being busy, they were not freed and instead leaked. This can easily be reproduced by calling an infinite loop of: systemctl start <ext4_on_lvm>.mount, and systemctl stop <ext4_on_lvm>.mount ... since systemd creates a cgroup for each slice which it mounts, and the bh leak get amplified by a dying memory cgroup that also never gets freed, and memory consumption is much more easily noticed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.19 < 5.10.43
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.19 < 5.12.10
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.19 < 5.13
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en
Affected