CVE-2021-47124
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.8
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affected products (34)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0652Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-03-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder einen nicht spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (18)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-47124cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-47124/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b2a990e5d2f76d020cb840c456e6ec5f0c27530cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f5d7a45f58d3abe3a936de1441b8d6318f978ffcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876808dba2ff7509bdd7f230c4f374a0caf4f410cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a298232ee6b9a1d5d732aa497ff8be0d45b5bd82cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff4a96ba5c8f9b266706280ff8021d2ef3f17e86cnnvd
- https://kernel.org/Patchcnnvd
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