CVE-2021-47130: nvmet: fix freeing unallocated p2pmem
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.63% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 50.5% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 8a452d62e7cea3c8a2676a3b89a9118755a1a271, bcd9a0797d73eeff659582f23277e7ab6e5f18f3, c440cd080761b18a52cac20f2a42e5da1e3995af.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 8a452d62e7cea3c8a2676a3b89a9118755a1a271, bcd9a0797d73eeff659582f23277e7ab6e5f18f3, c440cd080761b18a52cac20f2a42e5da1e3995af or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix freeing unallocated p2pmem In case p2p device was found but the p2p pool is empty, the nvme target is still trying to free the sgl from the p2p pool instead of the regular sgl pool and causing a crash (BUG() is called). Instead, assign the p2p_dev for the request only if it was allocated from p2p pool. This is the crash that was caused: [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] kernel BUG at lib/genalloc.c:518! [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI ... [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] kernel BUG at lib/genalloc.c:518! ... [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] RIP: 0010:gen_pool_free_owner+0xa8/0xb0 ... [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] Call Trace: [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] pci_free_p2pmem+0x2b/0x70 [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] pci_p2pmem_free_sgl+0x4f/0x80 [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] nvmet_req_free_sgls+0x1e/0x80 [nvmet] [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] kernel BUG at lib/genalloc.c:518! [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] nvmet_rdma_release_rsp+0x4e/0x1f0 [nvmet_rdma] [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] nvmet_rdma_send_done+0x1c/0x60 [nvmet_rdma]
- Published
- Mar 15, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 50th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-770
Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · Linux
- 7.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.8 and later · before 5.10.43
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.12.10
- linux linux kernel5.13
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
- 5.8affected
- c6e3f13398123a008cd2ee28f93510b113a32791 and later · before c440cd080761b18a52cac20f2a42e5da1e3995afaffected · git
- c6e3f13398123a008cd2ee28f93510b113a32791 and later · before 8a452d62e7cea3c8a2676a3b89a9118755a1a271affected · git
- c6e3f13398123a008cd2ee28f93510b113a32791 and later · before bcd9a0797d73eeff659582f23277e7ab6e5f18f3affected · git
- before 5.8not affected · semver
- 5.10.43 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.12.10 and later · up to and including 5.12.*not affected · semver
- 5.13 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.10.46-1 | 5.10.46-1 |
Same product
linux: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2022-0847A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe KEV89Now
- CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV85Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-47128Mar 15, 2024 · bpf, lockdown, audit: Fix buggy SELinux lockdown permission checks22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-47129Mar 15, 2024 · netfilter: nft_ct: skip expectations for confirmed conntrack31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2021-47131Mar 15, 2024 · net/tls: Fix use-after-free after the TLS device goes down and up31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 8a452d62e7cea3c8a2676a3b89a9118755a1a271 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | bcd9a0797d73eeff659582f23277e7ab6e5f18f3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c440cd080761b18a52cac20f2a42e5da1e3995af | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 5.10.46-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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- CVE-2021-4755170 days apartdrm/amd/amdkfd: Fix kernel panic when reset failed and been triggered again31Monitor
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- CVE-2023-5252913 days apartHID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe()24Monitor
- CVE-2024-2689433 days apartACPI: processor_idle: Fix memory leak in acpi_processor_power_exit()24Monitor
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).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0205 · Mar 20, 2024(Linux Kernel Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- FloodingCAPEC-125likelihood: High · Medium
- Excessive AllocationCAPEC-130likelihood: Medium · Medium
- XML Ping of the DeathCAPEC-147likelihood: Low · Medium
- Exponential Data ExpansionCAPEC-197likelihood: High · Medium
- Serialized Data Parameter BlowupCAPEC-229likelihood: High · High
- Serialized Data with Nested PayloadsCAPEC-230likelihood: Medium · High
- Oversized Serialized Data PayloadsCAPEC-231likelihood: Medium · High
- HTTP DoSCAPEC-469Low
ATT&CK techniques
- Network Denial of Service:Direct Network FloodT1498.001
- Network Denial of Service:Reflection AmplificationT1498.002
- Endpoint Denial of ServiceT1499
- Endpoint Denial of Service: OS Exhaustion FloodT1499.001
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Service Exhaustion FloodT1499.002
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Application Exhaustion FloodT1499.003
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.