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CVE-2021-47287

driver core: auxiliary bus: Fix memory leak when driver_register() fail

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:

driver core: auxiliary bus: Fix memory leak when driver_register() fail

If driver_register() returns with error we need to free the memory
allocated for auxdrv->driver.name before returning from
__auxiliary_driver_register()

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: nĂșcleo del controlador: bus auxiliar: corrige la pĂ©rdida de memoria cuando falla driver_register(). Si driver_register() regresa con error, necesitamos liberar la memoria asignada para auxdrv->driver.name antes de regresar de __auxiliary_driver_register()

*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
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • 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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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.11 < 5.13.6
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Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.11 < 5.14
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en
Affected