CVE-2021-47461 Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNEL-7781993
  • published22 Aug 2024
  • disclosed22 May 2024

Introduced: 22 May 2024

CVE-2021-47461  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:5101.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

userfaultfd: fix a race between writeprotect and exit_mmap()

A race is possible when a process exits, its VMAs are removed by exit_mmap() and at the same time userfaultfd_writeprotect() is called.

The race was detected by KASAN on a development kernel, but it appears to be possible on vanilla kernels as well.

Use mmget_not_zero() to prevent the race as done in other userfaultfd operations.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1