CVE-2021-47167
kernel: NFS: Fix an Oopsable condition in __nfs_pageio_add_request()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 25, 2024
Updated · October 3, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in the NFS module of the Linux kernel, where a potential system crash (Oops) occurred due to improper handling of the mirror array in __nfs_pageio_add_request(). The nfs_pageio_error_cleanup() function did not correctly reset the mirror array, leading to inconsistencies when the structure was empty.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')