CVE-2021-28951
published 2021-03-20CVE-2021-28951: An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.28%
20.2th percentile
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread, but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start, aka CID-3ebba796fa25.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 5.10.26-1 (bookworm) | linux 5.10.26-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 5.11.8 | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.26-1 | 5.10.26-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.26-1 | 5.10.26-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.26-1 | 5.10.26-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.26-1 | 5.10.26-1 |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.10.78.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-05-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3489 [HIGH] Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ryota Shiga discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly verify that a BPF program only reserved as much memory for a
ring buffer as was allocated. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3489)
Manfred Paul discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly track bounds on bitwise operations. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2021-3490)
Billy Jheng Bing-Jhong discovered that the io_uring implementation of the
Linux kernel did not properly enforce the MAX_RW_COUNT limit in some
si
Microsoft
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread but concurr
vendor_msrc·2021-03-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-28951 [MEDIUM] CWE-667 An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread but concurr
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start aka CID-3ebba796fa25.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more
Red Hat
kernel: DoS because of deadlock in fs/io_uring.c
vendor_redhat·2021-03-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-28951 [MEDIUM] CWE-667 kernel: DoS because of deadlock in fs/io_uring.c
kernel: DoS because of deadlock in fs/io_uring.c
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread, but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start, aka CID-3ebba796fa25.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread, but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-alt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affe
Debian
CVE-2021-28951: linux - An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It ...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-28951 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-28951: linux - An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It ...
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread, but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start, aka CID-3ebba796fa25.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.10.26-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.26-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.10.26-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.10.26-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.10.26-1)
GHSA
GHSA-q9qq-7xqr-6gxf: An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-28951 [MEDIUM] CWE-667 GHSA-q9qq-7xqr-6gxf: An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread, but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start, aka CID-3ebba796fa25.
OSV
linux-oem-5.10 vulnerabilities
osv·2021-05-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3489 [HIGH] linux-oem-5.10 vulnerabilities
linux-oem-5.10 vulnerabilities
Ryota Shiga discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly verify that a BPF program only reserved as much memory for a
ring buffer as was allocated. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3489)
Manfred Paul discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly track bounds on bitwise operations. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2021-3490)
Billy Jheng Bing-Jhong discovered that the io_uring implementation of the
Linux kernel did not properly enforce the MAX_RW_COUNT limit in some
situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(syste
OSV
CVE-2021-28951: An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring
osv·2021-03-20·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-28951 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-28951: An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring
An issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) because exit may be waiting to park a SQPOLL thread, but concurrently that SQPOLL thread is waiting for a signal to start, aka CID-3ebba796fa25.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=3ebba796fa251d042be42b929a2d916ee5c34a49https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4VCKIOXCOZGXBEZMO5LGGV5MWCHO6FT3/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTRNPQTZ4GVS46SZ4OBXY5YDOGVPSTGQ/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2S3I4SLRNRUQDOFYUS6IUAZMQNMPNLG/https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0003/https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=3ebba796fa251d042be42b929a2d916ee5c34a49https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4VCKIOXCOZGXBEZMO5LGGV5MWCHO6FT3/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTRNPQTZ4GVS46SZ4OBXY5YDOGVPSTGQ/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2S3I4SLRNRUQDOFYUS6IUAZMQNMPNLG/https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0003/
2021-03-20
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