{"cve":"CVE-2021-45868","nvd":{"published":"2022-03-18T07:15:06.597","modified":"2026-06-17T04:14:10.913","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel before 5.15.3, fs/quota/quota_tree.c does not validate the block number in the quota tree (on disk). This can, for example, lead to a kernel/locking/rwsem.c use-after-free if there is a corrupted quota file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214655","https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.3","https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf3d20331295b1ecb81f4ed9ef358c51699a050","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0003/","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/17/1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","netapp:h300e_firmware","netapp:h300s_firmware","netapp:h410c_firmware","netapp:h410s_firmware","netapp:h500e_firmware","netapp:h500s_firmware","netapp:h700e_firmware","netapp:h700s_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:29:06.454770966+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-45868","score":0.01339,"percentile":0.71296,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}