Linux Kernel up to 5.4.124/5.10.42/5.12.9 IPv6 net/ipv6/route.c fib6_nh_flush_exceptions out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.124/5.10.42/5.12.9 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function fib6_nh_flush_exceptions in the library lib/dump_stack.c of the file net/ipv6/route.c of the component IPv6 Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-47126. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.124/5.10.42/5.12.9. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function fib6_nh_flush_exceptions in the library lib/dump_stack.c of the file net/ipv6/route.c of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: Fix KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Read in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions Reported by syzbot: HEAD commit: 90c911ad Merge tag 'fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm.. git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=123aa35098fd3c000eb7 compiler: Debian clang version 11.0.1-2 ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_get_excptn_bucket net/ipv6/route.c:1604 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in fib6_nh_flush_exceptions+0xbd/0x360 net/ipv6/route.c:1732 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880145c78f8 by task syz-executor.4/17760 CPU: 0 PID: 17760 Comm: syz-executor.4 Not tainted 5.12.0-rc8-syzkaller #0 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:79 [inline] dump_stack+0x202/0x31e lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description+0x5f/0x3b0 mm/kasan/report.c:232 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:399 [inline] kasan_report+0x15c/0x200 mm/kasan/report.c:416 fib6_nh_get_excptn_bucket net/ipv6/route.c:1604 [inline] fib6_nh_flush_exceptions+0xbd/0x360 net/ipv6/route.c:1732 fib6_nh_release+0x9a/0x430 net/ipv6/route.c:3536 fib6_info_destroy_rcu+0xcb/0x1c0 net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c:174 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2559 [inline] rcu_core+0x8f6/0x1450 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2794 __do_softirq+0x372/0x7a6 kernel/softirq.c:345 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:221 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0x22c/0x260 kernel/softirq.c:422 irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:434 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x91/0xb0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1100 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:632 RIP: 0010:lock_acquire+0x1f6/0x720 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5515 Code: f6 84 24 a1 00 00 00 02 0f 85 8d 02 00 00 f7 c3 00 02 00 00 49 bd 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 74 01 fb 48 c7 44 24 40 0e 36 e0 45 c7 44 3d 00 00 00 00 00 4b c7 44 3d 09 00 00 00 00 43 c7 44 3d RSP: 0018:ffffc90009e06560 EFLAGS: 00000206 RAX: 1ffff920013c0cc0 RBX: 0000000000000246 RCX: dffffc0000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc90009e066e0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: fffffbfff1f992b1 R10: fffffbfff1f992b1 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 1ffff920013c0cb4 rcu_lock_acquire+0x2a/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:267 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:656 [inline] ext4_get_group_info+0xea/0x340 fs/ext4/ext4.h:3231 ext4_mb_prefetch+0x123/0x5d0 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:2212 ext4_mb_regular_allocator+0x8a5/0x28f0 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:2379 ext4_mb_new_blocks+0xc6e/0x24f0 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:4982 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x2be3/0x7210 fs/ext4/extents.c:4238 ext4_map_blocks+0xab3/0x1cb0 fs/ext4/inode.c:638 ext4_getblk+0x187/0x6c0 fs/ext4/inode.c:848 ext4_bread+0x2a/0x1c0 fs/ext4/inode.c:900 ext4_append+0x1a4/0x360 fs/ext4/namei.c:67 ext4_init_new_dir+0x337/0xa10 fs/ext4/namei.c:2768 ext4_mkdir+0x4b8/0xc00 fs/ext4/namei.c:2814 vfs_mkdir+0x45b/0x640 fs/namei.c:3819 ovl_do_mkdir fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:161 [inline] ovl_mkdir_real+0x53/0x1a0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:146 ovl_create_real+0x280/0x490 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:193 ovl_workdir_create+0x425/0x600 fs/overlayfs/super.c:788 ovl_make_workdir+0xed/0x1140 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1355 ovl_get_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:1492 [inline] ovl_fill_super+0x39ee/0x5370 fs/overlayfs/super.c:2035 mount_nodev+0x52/0xe0 fs/super.c:1413 legacy_get_tree+0xea/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:592 vfs_get_tree+0x86/0x270 fs/super.c:1497 do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:2903 [inline] path_mount+0x196f/0x2be0 fs/namespace.c:3233 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3246 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3454 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x2f9/0x3b0 fs/namespace.c:3431 do_syscall_64+0x2d/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x4665f9 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 ---truncated---

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-47126 since 03/04/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239742 (TencentOS Server 2: kernel (TSSA-2024:1030)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.4.125, 5.10.43, 5.12.10 or 5.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7ba7fa78a92d/098702358274/0a462e25ef0f/821bbf79fe46 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239742). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 239742
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 2: kernel (TSSA-2024:1030)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.4.125/5.10.43/5.12.10/5.13
Patch: 7ba7fa78a92d/098702358274/0a462e25ef0f/821bbf79fe46

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03/04/2024 🔍
03/15/2024 +11 days 🔍
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06/21/2025 +463 days 🔍

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Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-47126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-47126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257002

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2024 22:42
Updated: 06/21/2025 04:42
Changes: 03/15/2024 22:42 (46), 11/06/2024 19:32 (27), 06/21/2025 04:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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