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CVE-2021-46985

ACPI: scan: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.9.269, 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.10.38, and 1 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: scan: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path If 'acpi_device_set_name()' fails, we must free 'acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id' or there is a (potential) memory leak.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 4.9.264 · fixed in 4.9.269; From 4.14.228 · fixed in 4.14.233; From 4.19.184 · fixed in 4.19.191; From 5.4.109 · fixed in 5.4.120; From 5.10.27 · fixed in 5.10.38; From 5.11.11 · fixed in 5.11.22

  • Linux Linux

    5.12

References 8

git.kernel.org