CVE-2021-47646

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "Revert "block, bfq: honor already-setup queue merges"" A crash [1] happened to be triggered in conjunction with commit 2d52c58b9c9b ("block, bfq: honor already-setup queue merges"). The latter was then reverted by commit ebc69e897e17 ("Revert "block, bfq: honor already-setup queue merges""). Yet, the reverted commit was not the one introducing the bug. In fact, it actually triggered a UAF introduced by a different commit, and now fixed by commit d29bd41428cf ("block, bfq: reset last_bfqq_created on group change"). So, there is no point in keeping commit 2d52c58b9c9b ("block, bfq: honor already-setup queue merges") out. This commit restores it. [1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214503

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 26, 2025
First seenFeb 26, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 4.19.238, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.189, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.110, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.33, 5.16 ≤ v < 5.16.19, 5.17 ≤ v < 5.17.24.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2

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