Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47214
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hugetlb, userfaultfd: fix reservation restore on userfaultfd error
Currently in the is_continue case in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte(), if we
bail out using "goto out_release_unlock;" in the cases where idx >=
size, or !huge_pte_none(), the code will detect that new_pagecache_page
== false, and so call restore_reserve_on_error(). In this case I see
restore_reserve_on_error() delete the reservation, and the following
call to remove_inode_hugepages() will increment h->resv_hugepages
causing a 100% reproducible leak.
We should treat the is_continue case similar to adding a page into the
pagecache and set new_pagecache_page to true, to indicate that there is
no reservation to restore on the error path, and we need not call
restore_reserve_on_error(). Rename new_pagecache_page to
page_in_pagecache to make that clear.
Products affected by CVE-2021-47214
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47214
0.01%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 1 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-47214
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST | 2025-03-27 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-47214
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-47214
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5069d44e2fbc4a9093d005b3ef0949add3dd27e
hugetlb, userfaultfd: fix reservation restore on userfaultfd error - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc30042df6fcc82ea18acf0dace831503e60a0b7
hugetlb, userfaultfd: fix reservation restore on userfaultfd error - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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