# CVE-2021-4150: A use-after-free flaw was found in the add\_partition in block/partitions/core.c in the Linux kernel.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a kernel: kernel 5.15 rc7

## Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the add_partition in block/partitions/core.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with user privileges could cause a denial of service on the system. The issue results from the lack of code cleanup when device_add call fails when adding a partition to the disk.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025938
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/18/485
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/6/781

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