CVE-2021-45868

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.15.3, fs/quota/quota_tree.c does not validate the block number in the quota tree (on disk). This can, for example, lead to a kernel/locking/rwsem.c use-after-free if there is a corrupted quota file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214655Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.3Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf3d20331295b1ecb81f4ed9ef358c51699a050Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0003/Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/1Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214655Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.3Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf3d20331295b1ecb81f4ed9ef358c51699a050Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0003/Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/1Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 18, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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