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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2021-46960 json

cifs: Return correct error code from smb2_get_enc_key

published 2024-02-27 2 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2021-33608

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

cifs: Return correct error code from smb2_get_enc_key

Avoid a warning if the error percolates back up:

[440700.376476] CIFS VFS: \\otters.example.com crypt_message: Could not get encryption key [440700.386947] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [440700.386948] err = 1 [440700.386977] WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 2733 at /build/linux-hwe-5.4-p6lk6L/linux-hwe-5.4-5.4.0/lib/errseq.c:74 errseq_set+0x5c/0x70 ... [440700.397304] CPU: 11 PID: 2733 Comm: tar Tainted: G OE 5.4.0-70-generic #78~18.04.1-Ubuntu ... [440700.397334] Call Trace: [440700.397346] __filemap_set_wb_err+0x1a/0x70 [440700.397419] cifs_writepages+0x9c7/0xb30 [cifs] [440700.397426] do_writepages+0x4b/0xe0 [440700.397444] __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0xcb/0x100 [440700.397455] filemap_write_and_wait+0x42/0xa0 [440700.397486] cifs_setattr+0x68b/0xf30 [cifs] [440700.397493] notify_change+0x358/0x4a0 [440700.397500] utimes_common+0xe9/0x1c0 [440700.397510] do_utimes+0xc5/0x150 [440700.397520] __x64_sys_utimensat+0x88/0xd0

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3, 5.13
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.10.38-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46960

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-151.157
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-77.86
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1109.116
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1051.53
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1046.49
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1097.99
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1041.42
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1051.53

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46960

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  • kernel RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • perf RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • bpftool RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • kernel-core RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • python3-perf RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8.6 E4S 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:2265

  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +2 more 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1
  • kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-46960 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: cifs: Return correct error code from smb2_get_enc_key

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-core, kernel-tools, python3-perf, +17 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.139.1.el8_6, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2265
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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