CVE-2021-47340 jfs: fix GPF in diFree

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel JFS filesystem allows local attackers to cause a system crash via a general protection fault.

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

What is CVE-2021-47340?

CVE-2021-47340 is a medium-severity 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:

jfs: fix GPF in diFree

Avoid passing inode with JFS_SBI(inode->i_sb)->ipimap == NULL to diFree()[1]. GFP will appear:

struct inode *ipimap = JFS_SBI(ip->i_sb)->ipimap; struct inomap *imap = JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap;

JFS_IP() will return invalid pointer when ipimap == NULL

Call Trace: diFree+0x13d/0x2dc0 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:853 [1] jfs_evict_inode+0x2c9/0x370 fs/jfs/inode.c:154 evict+0x2ed/0x750 fs/inode.c:578 iput_final fs/inode.c:1654 [inline] iput.part.0+0x3fe/0x820 fs/inode.c:1680 iput+0x58/0x70 fs/inode.c:1670

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47340?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47340?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-47340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47340, GHSA-ghv4-3pw7-86rj, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47340.

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