CVE-2021-47458

HIGH
Published May 22, 2024 Modified Sep 23, 2025 CWE-787

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: mount fails with buffer overflow in strlen Starting with kernel 5.11 built with CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE mouting an ocfs2 filesystem with either o2cb or pcmk cluster stack fails with the trace below. Problem seems to be that strings for cluster stack and cluster name are not guaranteed to be null terminated in the disk representation, while strlcpy assumes that the source string is always null terminated. This causes a read outside of the source string triggering the buffer overflow detection. detected buffer overflow in strlen ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/string.c:1149! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 910 Comm: mount.ocfs2 Not tainted 5.14.0-1-amd64 #1 Debian 5.14.6-2 RIP: 0010:fortify_panic+0xf/0x11 ... Call Trace: ocfs2_initialize_super.isra.0.cold+0xc/0x18 [ocfs2] ocfs2_fill_super+0x359/0x19b0 [ocfs2] mount_bdev+0x185/0x1b0 legacy_get_tree+0x27/0x40 vfs_get_tree+0x25/0xb0 path_mount+0x454/0xa20 __x64_sys_mount+0x103/0x140 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e677ea5b7396f715a76b6b0ef441430e4c4b57f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/232ed9752510de4436468b653d145565669c8498 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b74ddcc22ee6455946e80a9c4808801f8f8561e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7623b1035ca2d17bde0f6a086ad6844a34648df1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93be0eeea14cf39235e585c8f56df3b3859deaad https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac011cb3ff7a76b3e0e6e77158ee4ba2f929e1fb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15fa9224e6e1239414525d8d556d824701849fc https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3a83576378b4c904f711598dde2c5e881c4295c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e677ea5b7396f715a76b6b0ef441430e4c4b57f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/232ed9752510de4436468b653d145565669c8498 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b74ddcc22ee6455946e80a9c4808801f8f8561e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7623b1035ca2d17bde0f6a086ad6844a34648df1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93be0eeea14cf39235e585c8f56df3b3859deaad https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac011cb3ff7a76b3e0e6e77158ee4ba2f929e1fb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15fa9224e6e1239414525d8d556d824701849fc https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3a83576378b4c904f711598dde2c5e881c4295c

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47458? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: mount fails with buffer overflow in strlen Starting with kernel 5.11 built with CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE mouting an ocfs2 filesystem with either o2cb or pcmk cluster stack fails with the trace below. Problem seems to be that strings for cluster stack and cluster name are not guaranteed to be null terminated in the disk representation, while strlcpy assumes that the source string is always null terminated. This causes a read outside of the source string triggering the buffer overflow detection. detected buffer overflow in strlen ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/string.c:1149! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 910 Comm: mount.ocfs2 Not tainted 5.14.0-1-amd64 #1 Debian 5.14.6-2 RIP: 0010:fortify_panic+0xf/0x11 ... Call Trace: ocfs2_initialize_super.isra.0.cold+0xc/0x18 [ocfs2] ocfs2_fill_super+0x359/0x19b0 [ocfs2] mount_bdev+0x185/0x1b0 legacy_get_tree+0x27/0x40 vfs_get_tree+0x25/0xb0 path_mount+0x454/0xa20 __x64_sys_mount+0x103/0x140 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2021-47458? +
CVE-2021-47458 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2021-47458? +
CVE-2021-47458 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2021-47458? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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