CVE-2021-47330
tty: serial: 8250: serial_cs: Fix a memory leak in error handling path
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: 8250: serial_cs: Fix a memory leak in error handling path In the probe function, if the final 'serial_config()' fails, 'info' is leaking. Add a resource handling path to free this memory.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
2.6.17
References 9
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/b5a2799cd62ed30c81b22c23028d9ee374e2138c
- stable/c/331f5923fce4f45b8170ccf06c529e8eb28f37bc
- stable/c/34f4590f5ec9859ea9136249f528173d150bd584
- stable/c/cddee5c287e26f6b2ba5c0ffdfc3a846f2f10461
- stable/c/ee16bed959862a6de2913f71a04cb563d7237b67
- stable/c/7a80f71601af015856a0aeb1e3c294037ac3dd32
- stable/c/c39cf4df19acf0133fa284a8cd83fad42cd13cc2
- stable/c/b2ef1f5de40342de44fc5355321595f91774dab5
- stable/c/fad92b11047a748c996ebd6cfb164a63814eeb2e