CVE-2021-45868
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45868
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-45868.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-45868
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2022-03-18T07:15:06Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214655
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf3d20331295b1ecb81f4ed9ef358c51699a050
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0003/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/2