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Unscored CVE-2021-47585 EUVD-2021-34587GHSA-5mvf-mw2h-9f35

btrfs: fix memory leak in __add_inode_ref()

Published Jun 19, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: fix memory leak in __add_inode_ref()

Line 1169 (#3) allocates a memory chunk for victim_name by kmalloc(),
but when the function returns in line 1184 (#4) victim_name allocated
by line 1169 (#3) is not freed, which will lead to a memory leak.
There is a similar snippet of code in this function as allocating a memory
chunk for victim_name in line 1104 (#1) as well as releasing the memory
in line 1116 (#2).

We should kfree() victim_name when the return value of backref_in_log()
is less than zero and before the function returns in line 1184 (#4).

1057 static inline int __add_inode_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
1058 struct btrfs_root *root,
1059 struct btrfs_path *path,
1060 struct btrfs_root *log_root,
1061 struct btrfs_inode *dir,
1062 struct btrfs_inode *inode,
1063 u64 inode_objectid, u64 parent_objectid,
1064 u64 ref_index, char *name, int namelen,
1065 int *search_done)
1066 {

1104 victim_name = kmalloc(victim_name_len, GFP_NOFS);
// #1: kmalloc (victim_name-1)
1105 if (!victim_name)
1106 return -ENOMEM;

1112 ret = backref_in_log(log_root, &search_key,
1113 parent_objectid, victim_name,
1114 victim_name_len);
1115 if (ret < 0) {
1116 kfree(victim_name); // #2: kfree (victim_name-1)
1117 return ret;
1118 } else if (!ret) {

1169 victim_name = kmalloc(victim_name_len, GFP_NOFS);
// #3: kmalloc (victim_name-2)
1170 if (!victim_name)
1171 return -ENOMEM;

1180 ret = backref_in_log(log_root, &search_key,
1181 parent_objectid, victim_name,
1182 victim_name_len);
1183 if (ret < 0) {
1184 return ret; // #4: missing kfree (victim_name-2)
1185 } else if (!ret) {

1241 return 0;
1242 }

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.5 5.10.88

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.15.15-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.15.15-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.15.15-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +20 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.60.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2372-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-docs 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
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SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.61.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
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SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2902-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.61.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
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openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +9 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.60.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2372-1
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