# CVE-2021-47351: ubifs: Fix races between xattr\_{set|get} and listxattr operations

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.27

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix races between xattr_{set|get} and listxattr operations UBIFS may occur some problems with concurrent xattr_{set|get} and listxattr operations, such as assertion failure, memory corruption, stale xattr value[1]. Fix it by importing a new rw-lock in @ubifs_inode to serilize write operations on xattr, concurrent read operations are still effective, just like ext4. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20200630130438.141649-1-houtao1@huawei.com

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7adc05b73d91a5e3d4ca7714fa53ad9b70c53d08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38dde03eb239605f428f3f1e4baa73d4933a4cc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9558612cb829f2c022b788f55d6b8437d5234a82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0756f75c22149d20fcb7d8409827cee905eb386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e3634a3b642225a530c292fdb1e8a4007507f5

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