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CVE-2021-47435· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

dm: fix mempool NULL pointer race when completing IO

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: fix mempool NULL pointer race when completing IO dm_io_dec_pending() calls end_io_acct() first and will then dec md in-flight pending count. But if a task is swapping DM table at same time this can result in a crash due to mempool->elements being NULL: task1 task2 do_resume ->do_suspend ->dm_wait_for_completion bio_endio ->clone_endio ->dm_io_dec_pending ->end_io_acct ->wakeup task1 ->dm_swap_table ->__bind ->__bind_mempools ->bioset_exit ->mempool_exit ->free_io [ 67.330330] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 ...... [ 67.330494] pstate: 80400085 (Nzcv daIf +PAN -UAO) [ 67.330510] pc : mempool_free+0x70/0xa0 [ 67.330515] lr : mempool_free+0x4c/0xa0 [ 67.330520] sp : ffffff8008013b20 [ 67.330524] x29: ffffff8008013b20 x28: 0000000000000004 [ 67.330530] x27: ffffffa8c2ff40a0 x26: 00000000ffff1cc8 [ 67.330535] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffffdada34c800 [ 67.330541] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffffdada34c800 [ 67.330547] x21: 00000000ffff1cc8 x20: ffffffd9a1304d80 [ 67.330552] x19: ffffffdada34c970 x18: 000000b312625d9c [ 67.330558] x17: 00000000002dcfbf x16: 00000000000006dd [ 67.330563] x15: 000000000093b41e x14: 0000000000000010 [ 67.330569] x13: 0000000000007f7a x12: 0000000034155555 [ 67.330574] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000001 [ 67.330579] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000 [ 67.330585] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : ffffff80148b5c1a [ 67.330590] x5 : ffffff8008013ae0 x4 : 0000000000000001 [ 67.330596] x3 : ffffff80080139c8 x2 : ffffff801083bab8 [ 67.330601] x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffffffdada34c970 [ 67.330609] Call trace: [ 67.330616] mempool_free+0x70/0xa0 [ 67.330627] bio_put+0xf8/0x110 [ 67.330638] dec_pending+0x13c/0x230 [ 67.330644] clone_endio+0x90/0x180 [ 67.330649] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8 [ 67.330655] dec_pending+0x190/0x230 [ 67.330660] clone_endio+0x90/0x180 [ 67.330665] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8 [ 67.330673] blk_update_request+0x214/0x428 [ 67.330683] scsi_end_request+0x2c/0x300 [ 67.330688] scsi_io_completion+0xa0/0x710 [ 67.330695] scsi_finish_command+0xd8/0x110 [ 67.330700] scsi_softirq_done+0x114/0x148 [ 67.330708] blk_done_softirq+0x74/0xd0 [ 67.330716] __do_softirq+0x18c/0x374 [ 67.330724] irq_exit+0xb4/0xb8 [ 67.330732] __handle_domain_irq+0x84/0xc0 [ 67.330737] gic_handle_irq+0x148/0x1b0 [ 67.330744] el1_irq+0xe8/0x190 [ 67.330753] lpm_cpuidle_enter+0x4f8/0x538 [ 67.330759] cpuidle_enter_state+0x1fc/0x398 [ 67.330764] cpuidle_enter+0x18/0x20 [ 67.330772] do_idle+0x1b4/0x290 [ 67.330778] cpu_startup_entry+0x20/0x28 [ 67.330786] secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x170 Fix this by: 1) Establishing pointers to 'struct dm_io' members in dm_io_dec_pending() so that they may be passed into end_io_acct() _after_ free_io() is called. 2) Moving end_io_acct() after free_io().

MediumCVSS 4.7 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 22, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 13th percentile
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CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernelbefore 4.9.313
  • linux linux kernel4.10 and later · before 4.14.278
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.242
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.193
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.113
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.14.14
  • linux linux kernel5.15

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.37affected
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before 9fb7cd5c7fef0f1c982e3cd27745a0dec260eaedaffected · git
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before d35aef9c60d310eff3eaddacce301efe877e2b7caffected · git
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before 9e07272cca2ed76f7f6073f4444b1143828c8d87affected · git
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before ad1393b92e5059218d055bfec8f4946d85ad04c4affected · git
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before d29c78d3f9c5d2604548c1065bf1ec212728ea61affected · git
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before 6e506f07c5b561d673dd0b0d8f7f420cc48024fbaffected · git
    • 6a8736d10cb413be95ea443ba40f25c93f4ef9b2 and later · before d208b89401e073de986dc891037c5a668f5d5d95affected · git
    • before 2.6.37not affected · semver
    • 4.9.313 and later · up to and including 4.9.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 5.14.16-15.14.16-1
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosbpftoolbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosbpftool-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernelbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-abi-whitelistsbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-corebefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debugbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debug-corebefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debug-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debug-develbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debug-modulesbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debug-modules-extrabefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64before 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64lebefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-s390xbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64before 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-develbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-docbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-modulesbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-modules-extrabefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-toolsbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-tools-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseoskernel-tools-libsbefore 0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_20:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux6e506f07c5b561d673dd0b0d8f7f420cc48024fbVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9e07272cca2ed76f7f6073f4444b1143828c8d87Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9fb7cd5c7fef0f1c982e3cd27745a0dec260eaedVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxad1393b92e5059218d055bfec8f4946d85ad04c4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd208b89401e073de986dc891037c5a668f5d5d95Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd29c78d3f9c5d2604548c1065bf1ec212728ea61Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd35aef9c60d310eff3eaddacce301efe877e2b7cVendor (CNA)
debian:linux5.14.16-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool-debuginfo0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-abi-whitelists0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-core0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-core0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-modules0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-modules-extra0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:4.18.0-193.87.1.el8_2 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseosPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

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Change log

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References

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