# CVE-2021-47671: can: etas\_es58x: es58x\_rx\_err\_msg(): fix memory leak in error path

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: etas_es58x: es58x_rx_err_msg(): fix memory leak in error path In es58x_rx_err_msg(), if can->do_set_mode() fails, the function directly returns without calling netif_rx(skb). This means that the skb previously allocated by alloc_can_err_skb() is not freed. In other terms, this is a memory leak. This patch simply removes the return statement in the error branch and let the function continue. Issue was found with GCC -fanalyzer, please follow the link below for details.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f389e1276a5389c92cef860c9fde8e1c802a871
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb0881aec26099089f12ae850aebd93190b1dfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9447f768bc8c60623e4bb3ce65b8f4654d33a50

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