How severe is CVE-2021-46982?

CVE-2021-46982 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.7, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2021-46982 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (8th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2021-46982?

CVE-2021-46982 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46982?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2021-46982 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2021-46982 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2021-33630.

When was CVE-2021-46982 published?

CVE-2021-46982 was published on 2024-02-28 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2021-46982

CVE-2021-46982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.7. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-362.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.7)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (8th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2021-33630
Weakness: CWE-362
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2024-02-28
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: compress: fix race condition of overwrite vs truncate pos_fsstress testcase complains a panic as belew: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/compress.c:1082! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 4 PID: 2753477 Comm: kworker/u16:2 Tainted: G OE 5.12.0-rc1-custom #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-252:16) RIP: 0010:prepare_compress_overwrite+0x4c0/0x760 [f2fs] Call Trace: f2fs_prepare_compress_overwrite+0x5f/0x80 [f2fs] f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x468/0x8a0 [f2fs] f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2a4/0x2f0 [f2fs] do_writepages+0x38/0xc0 __writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x2a0 writeback_sb_inodes+0x223/0x4d0 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x56/0xf0 wb_writeback+0x1dd/0x290 wb_workfn+0x309/0x500 process_one_work+0x220/0x3c0 worker_thread+0x53/0x420 kthread+0x12f/0x150 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 The root cause is truncate() may race with overwrite as below, so that one reference count left in page can not guarantee the page attaching in mapping tree all the time, after truncation, later find_lock_page() may return NULL pointer. - prepare_compress_overwrite - f2fs_pagecache_get_page - unlock_page - f2fs_setattr - truncate_setsize - truncate_inode_page - delete_from_page_cache - find_lock_page Fix this by avoiding referencing updated page.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46982?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: compress: fix race condition of overwrite vs truncate pos_fsstress testcase complains a panic as belew: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/compress.c:1082! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 4 PID: 2753477 Comm: kworker/u16:2 Tainted: G OE 5.12.0-rc1-custom #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-252:16) RIP: 0010:prepare_compress_overwrite+0x4c0/0x760 [f2fs] Call Trace: f2fs_prepare_compress_overwrite+0x5f/0x80 [f2fs] f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x468/0x8a0 [f2fs] f2fs_write_data_pages+0x2a4/0x2f0 [f2fs] do_writepages+0x38/0xc0 __writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x2a0 writeback_sb_inodes+0x223/0x4d0 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x56/0xf0 wb_writeback+0x1dd/0x290 wb_workfn+0x309/0x500 process_one_work+0x220/0x3c0 worker_thread+0x53/0x420 kthread+0x12f/0x150 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 The root cause is truncate() may race with overwrite as below, so that one reference count left in page can not guarantee the page attaching in mapping tree all the time, after truncation, later find_lock_page() may return NULL pointer. - prepare_compress_overwrite - f2fs_pagecache_get_page - unlock_page - f2fs_setattr - truncate_setsize - truncate_inode_page - delete_from_page_cache - find_lock_page Fix this by avoiding referencing updated page.
How severe is CVE-2021-46982?: CVE-2021-46982 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.7, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2021-46982 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (8th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2021-46982?: CVE-2021-46982 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2021-46982?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2021-46982 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2021-46982 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2021-33630.
When was CVE-2021-46982 published?: CVE-2021-46982 was published on 2024-02-28 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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