# CVE-2021-47335: f2fs: fix to avoid racing on fsync_entry_slab by multi filesystem instances

> A race condition in the Linux kernel f2fs filesystem allows local attackers to trigger a use-after-free, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47335, GHSA-x56w-x8rv-273m, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47335

## What is CVE-2021-47335?

CVE-2021-47335 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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:

f2fs: fix to avoid racing on fsync_entry_slab by multi filesystem instances

As syzbot reported, there is an use-after-free issue during f2fs recovery:

Use-after-free write at 0xffff88823bc16040 (in kfence-#10):
 kmem_cache_destroy+0x1f/0x120 mm/slab_common.c:486
 f2fs_recover_fsync_data+0x75b0/0x8380 fs/f2fs/recovery.c:869
 f2fs_fill_super+0x9393/0xa420 fs/f2fs/super.c:3945
 mount_bdev+0x26c/0x3a0 fs/super.c:1367
 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:2905 [inline]
 path_mount+0x196f/0x2be0 fs/namespace.c:3235
 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3248 [inline]
 __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3456 [inline]
 __se_sys_mount+0x2f9/0x3b0 fs/namespace.c:3433
 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

The root cause is multi f2fs filesystem instances can race on accessing
global fsync_entry_slab pointer, result in use-after-free issue of slab
cache, fixes to init/destroy this slab cache only once during module
init/destroy procedure to avoid this issue.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47335?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47335?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47335 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-2021-47335 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47335 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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-2021-47335 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-2021-47335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47335/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47335
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47335
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47335

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47335/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.