Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2021-47636ubifs: Fix read out-of-bounds in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix read out-of-bounds in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock() Function ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock() may access buf out of bounds in following process: ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock(): aligned_len = ALIGN(len, 8); // Assume len = 4089, aligned_len = 4096 if (aligned_len <= wbuf->avail) ... // Not satisfy if (wbuf->used) { ubifs_leb_write() // Fill some data in avail wbuf len -= wbuf->avail; // len is still not 8-bytes aligned aligned_len -= wbuf->avail; } n = aligned_len >> c->max_write_shift; if (n) { n <<= c->max_write_shift; err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, buf + written, wbuf->offs, n); // n > len, read out of bounds less than 8(n-len) bytes } , which can be catched by KASAN: ========================================================= BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ecc_sw_hamming_calculate+0x1dc/0x7d0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888105594ff8 by task kworker/u8:4/128 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-ubifs_0_0) Call Trace: kasan_report.cold+0x81/0x165 nand_write_page_swecc+0xa9/0x160 ubifs_leb_write+0xf2/0x1b0 [ubifs] ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock+0x421/0x12c0 [ubifs] write_head+0xdc/0x1c0 [ubifs] ubifs_jnl_write_inode+0x627/0x960 [ubifs] wb_workfn+0x8af/0xb80 Function ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock() accepts that parameter 'len' is not 8 bytes aligned, the 'len' represents the true length of buf (which is allocated in 'ubifs_jnl_xxx', eg. ubifs_jnl_write_inode), so ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock() must handle the length read from 'buf' carefully to write leb safely. Fetch a reproducer in [Link].
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-37.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1011.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1010.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1008.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1008.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1007.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1010.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-37.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1009.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1011.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47636 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before 5343575aa11c5d7044107d59d43f84aec01312b01e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before b80ccbec0e4804436c382d7dd60e943c386ed83a1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before 07a209fadee7b53b46858538e1177597273862e41e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before a7054aaf1909cf40489c0ec1b728fdcf79c751a61e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before e09fa5318d51f522e1af4fbaf8f74999355980c81e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before 3b7fb89135a20587d57f8877c02e25003e9edbdf1e51764a3c2ac05a23a22b2a95ddee4d9bffb16d – before 4f2262a334641e05f645364d5ade1f565c85f20b |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.27 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5343575aa11c5d7044107d59d43f84aec01312b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80ccbec0e4804436c382d7dd60e943c386ed83a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a209fadee7b53b46858538e1177597273862e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7054aaf1909cf40489c0ec1b728fdcf79c751a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09fa5318d51f522e1af4fbaf8f74999355980c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b7fb89135a20587d57f8877c02e25003e9edbdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f2262a334641e05f645364d5ade1f565c85f20b