vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-47579): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jun 19, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 30, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 19, 2024
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 30, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ovl: fix warning in ovl_create_real()
Syzbot triggered the following warning in ovl_workdir_create() ->
ovl_create_real():
if (!err && WARN_ON(!newdentry->d_inode)) {
The reason is that the cgroup2 filesystem returns from mkdir without
instantiating the new dentry.
Weird filesystems such as this will be rejected by overlayfs at a later
stage during setup, but to prevent such a warning, call ovl_mkdir_real()
directly from ovl_workdir_create() and reject this case early.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-bluefieldubuntu-upgrade-linux-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gkeopubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-ibmubuntu-upgrade-linux-ibm-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracle-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi-5-4
References
- CVE-2021-47579
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-47579
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/linus/1f5573cfe7a7056e80a92c7a037a3e69f3a13d1c
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f5573cfe7a7056e80a92c7a037a3e69f3a13d1c
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/445d2dc63e5871d218f21b8f62ab29ac72f2e6b8
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6859985a2fbda5d1586bf44538853e1be69e85f7
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2ccdd4e4efab06178608a34d7bfb20a54104c02
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9f300a92297be8250547347fd52216ef0177ae0
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47579
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