# CVE-2021-47126: ipv6: Fix KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Read in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions

> A slab-out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel IPv6 routing code can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47126, GHSA-q96w-v39p-hcjw, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47126

## What is CVE-2021-47126?

CVE-2021-47126 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: Fix KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Read in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions

Reported by syzbot:
HEAD commit:    90c911ad Merge tag 'fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm..
git tree:       git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=123aa35098fd3c000eb7
compiler:       Debian clang version 11.0.1-2

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BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_get_excptn_bucket net/ipv6/route.c:1604 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions+0xbd/0x360 net/ipv6/route.c:1732
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880145c78f8 by task syz-executor.4/17760

CPU: 0 PID: 17760 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 5.12.0-rc8-syzkaller #0
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:79 [inline]
 dump_stack+0x202/0x31e lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description+0x5f/0x3b0 mm/kasan/report.c:232
 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:399 [inline]
 kasan_report+0x15c/0x200 mm/kasan/report.c:416
 fib6_nh_get_excptn_bucket net/ipv6/route.c:1604 [inline]
 fib6_nh_flush_exceptions+0xbd/0x360 net/ipv6/route.c:1732
 fib6_nh_release+0x9a/0x430 net/ipv6/route.c:3536
 fib6_info_destroy_rcu+0xcb/0x1c0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:174
 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2559 [inline]
 rcu_core+0x8f6/0x1450 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2794
 __do_softirq+0x372/0x7a6 kernel/softirq.c:345
 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:221 [inline]
 __irq_exit_rcu+0x22c/0x260 kernel/softirq.c:422
 irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:434
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x91/0xb0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1100
 </IRQ>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:632
RIP: 0010:lock_acquire+0x1f6/0x720 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5515
Code: f6 84 24 a1 00 00 00 02 0f 85 8d 02 00 00 f7 c3 00 02 00 00 49 bd 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 74 01 fb 48 c7 44 24 40 0e 36 e0 45 <4b> c7 44 3d 00 00 00 00 00 4b c7 44 3d 09 00 00 00 00 43 c7 44 3d
RSP: 0018:ffffc90009e06560 EFLAGS: 00000206
RAX: 1ffff920013c0cc0 RBX: 0000000000000246 RCX: dffffc0000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffc90009e066e0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: fffffbfff1f992b1
R10: fffffbfff1f992b1 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 1ffff920013c0cb4
 rcu_lock_acquire+0x2a/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:267
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:656 [inline]
 ext4_get_group_info+0xea/0x340 fs/ext4/ext4.h:3231
 ext4_mb_prefetch+0x123/0x5d0 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:2212
 ext4_mb_regular_allocator+0x8a5/0x28f0 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:2379
 ext4_mb_new_blocks+0xc6e/0x24f0 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:4982
 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x2be3/0x7210 fs/ext4/extents.c:4238
 ext4_map_blocks+0xab3/0x1cb0 fs/ext4/inode.c:638
 ext4_getblk+0x187/0x6c0 fs/ext4/inode.c:848
 ext4_bread+0x2a/0x1c0 fs/ext4/inode.c:900
 ext4_append+0x1a4/0x360 fs/ext4/namei.c:67
 ext4_init_new_dir+0x337/0xa10 fs/ext4/namei.c:2768
 ext4_mkdir+0x4b8/0xc00 fs/ext4/namei.c:2814
 vfs_mkdir+0x45b/0x640 fs/namei.c:3819
 ovl_do_mkdir fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:161 [inline]
 ovl_mkdir_real+0x53/0x1a0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:146
 ovl_create_real+0x280/0x490 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:193
 ovl_workdir_create+0x425/0x600 fs/overlayfs/super.c:788
 ovl_make_workdir+0xed/0x1140 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1355
 ovl_get_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:1492 [inline]
 ovl_fill_super+0x39ee/0x5370 fs/overlayfs/super.c:2035
 mount_nodev+0x52/0xe0 fs/super.c:1413
 legacy_get_tree+0xea/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:592
 vfs_get_tree+0x86/0x270 fs/super.c:1497
 do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:2903 [inline]
 path_mount+0x196f/0x2be0 fs/namespace.c:3233
 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3246 [inline]
 __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3454 [inline]
 __se_sys_mount+0x2f9/0x3b0 fs/namespace.c:3431
 do_syscall_64+0x2d/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
RIP: 0033:0x4665f9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 
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Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47126?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47126?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47126 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47126 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47126 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47126/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47126/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47126
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47126
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47126

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47126/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.