CVE-2021-45480

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.15.11 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.15.11. There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/linux_kernel < 5.15.11
Published Dec 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026