# CVE-2021-47423: drm/nouveau/debugfs: fix file release memory leak

- 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: 4.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/debugfs: fix file release memory leak When using single_open() for opening, single_release() should be called, otherwise the 'op' allocated in single_open() will be leaked.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df0c9418923679bc6d0060bdb1b5bf2c755159e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9d4c88b2edc7924e19c44909cfc3fa4e4d3d43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1508b09945bde393326a9dab73b1fc35f672d771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cd944bb87d9e575b94c07c952105eda745b459
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69556a42043b5444ca712ee889829ba89fdcba8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c3610045ca6e699331b6bb5c095c5565f30721
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5a8703a9c418c6fc54eb772712dfe7641e3991c

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