High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-45469
CVE-2021-45469
Description
In __f2fs_setxattr in fs/f2fs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11, there is an out-of-bounds memory access when an inode has an invalid last xattr entry.
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Affected products
2- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
- Range: <=5.15.11
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References
9- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/chao/linux.git/commit/nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/25/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0003/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AK2C4A43BZSWATZWFUHHHUQF3HPIALNP/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QG7XV2WXKMSMKIQKIBG5LW3Y3GXEWG5Q/nvd
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