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Linux Linux — io_uring: fix link timeout refs
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0024 15.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 1c20e9040f49687ba2ccc2ffd4411351a6c2ebff – —
Linux 5.12 – 5.10.43
TIMELINE
Mar 4 Reserved by Linux
Mar 15 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2021-47124 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring: fix link timeout refs
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10242 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x15b/0x1a0 lib/refcount.c:28
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x15b/0x1a0 lib/refcount.c:28
Call Trace:
__refcount_sub_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:283 [inline]
__refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:315 [inline]
refcount_dec_and_test include/linux/refcount.h:333 [inline]
io_put_req fs/io_uring.c:2140 [inline]
io_queue_linked_timeout fs/io_uring.c:6300 [inline]
__io_queue_sqe+0xbef/0xec0 fs/io_uring.c:6354
io_submit_sqe fs/io_uring.c:6534 [inline]
io_submit_sqes+0x2bbd/0x7c50 fs/io_uring.c:6660
__do_sys_io_uring_enter fs/io_uring.c:9240 [inline]
__se_sys_io_uring_enter+0x256/0x1d60 fs/io_uring.c:9182
io_link_timeout_fn() should put only one reference of the linked timeout
request, however in case of racing with the master request's completion
first io_req_complete() puts one and then io_put_req_deferred() is
called.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| March 4, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| March 15, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2021-47124 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 1c20e9040f49687ba2ccc2ffd4411351a6c2ebff | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.12 | 5.10.43 |
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