SB20250226574 - Double free in Linux kernel ubifs
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226574
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47638)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the do_rename() function in fs/ubifs/dir.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14276d38c89a170363e90b6ac0a53c3cf61b87fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad07009c459e56ebdcc089d850d664660fdb742
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3236ecf96db7af5836e1366ce39ace8ce832fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a8f0d5e7b3999f096570edab71c345da812e3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d7a158a7363c1f6604aa47ae1a280a5c65123dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3c7be16f3f4dfd6e15ac651484e59d3fa36274
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90e2dbe66d2647ff95a0442ad2e86482d977fd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9a937f096e608b3368c1abc920d4d640ba2c94f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19