CVE-2021-47074

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.10.40 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-loop: fix memory leak in nvme_loop_create_ctrl() When creating loop ctrl in nvme_loop_create_ctrl(), if nvme_init_ctrl() fails, the loop ctrl should be freed before jumping to the "out" label.

References (3)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03504e3b54cc8118cc26c064e60a0b00c2308708

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/551ba08d4b7eb26f75758cdb9f15105b276517ad

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c980795ccd77e8abec33dd6fe28dfe1c4083e65

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Affected Products (3)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.10.40

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Mar 01, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026