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CVE-2021-47171

net: usb: fix memory leak in smsc75xx_bind

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

net: usb: fix memory leak in smsc75xx_bind

Syzbot reported memory leak in smsc75xx_bind().
The problem was is non-freed memory in case of
errors after memory allocation.

backtrace:
[<ffffffff84245b62>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:556 [inline]
[<ffffffff84245b62>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:686 [inline]
[<ffffffff84245b62>] smsc75xx_bind+0x7a/0x334 drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c:1460
[<ffffffff82b5b2e6>] usbnet_probe+0x3b6/0xc30 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1728

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: usb: corrige la pérdida de memoria en smsc75xx_bind Syzbot informó una pérdida de memoria en smsc75xx_bind(). El problema era que la memoria no se liberaba en caso de errores después de la asignación de memoria. backtrace: [] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:556 [en línea] [] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:686 [en línea] [] smsc75xx_bind+0x7a/0x334 controladores/ net/usb/smsc75xx.c:1460 [] usbnet_probe+0x3b6/0xc30 controladores/net/usb/usbnet.c:1728

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-11 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
  • CWE-402: Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 4.4.271
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 4.9.271
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 4.14.235
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 4.19.193
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 5.4.124
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 5.10.42
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 5.12.9
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Linux
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>= 2.6.34 < 5.13
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