# CVE-2021-47361: mcb: fix error handling in mcb\_alloc\_bus()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mcb: fix error handling in mcb_alloc_bus() There are two bugs: 1) If ida_simple_get() fails then this code calls put_device(carrier) but we haven't yet called get_device(carrier) and probably that leads to a use after free. 2) After device_initialize() then we need to use put_device() to release the bus. This will free the internal resources tied to the device and call mcb_free_bus() which will free the rest.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a558261fa57a6deefb0925ab1829f698b194aea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115b07d9f47e3996430b8f2007edd9768e1f807f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66f74ba9be9daf9c47fface6af3677f602774f6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7751f609eadf36b1f53712bae430019c53a16eb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e4ad05bf18322b5921d1a6c9b603f6eb1694f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fc198f415dee070a1de957bb5bf5921d8df3499
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a1433216489de4abc889910f744e952cb6dbae

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