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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47124

MediumCVSS 5.5 / 10
Published Mar 15, 2024·Last modified Jun 15, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix link timeout refs WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10242 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x15b/0x1a0 lib/refcount.c:28 RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x15b/0x1a0 lib/refcount.c:28 Call Trace: __refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:283 [inline] __refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline] refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline] io_put_req fs/io_uring.c:2140 [inline] io_queue_linked_timeout fs/io_uring.c:6300 [inline] __io_queue_sqe+0xbef/0xec0 fs/io_uring.c:6354 io_submit_sqe fs/io_uring.c:6534 [inline] io_submit_sqes+0x2bbd/0x7c50 fs/io_uring.c:6660 __do_sys_io_uring_enter fs/io_uring.c:9240 [inline] __se_sys_io_uring_enter+0x256/0x1d60 fs/io_uring.c:9182 io_link_timeout_fn() should put only one reference of the linked timeout request, however in case of racing with the master request's completion first io_req_complete() puts one and then io_put_req_deferred() is called.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.5

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.1

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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