CVE-2021-47236
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 2.6.30-4.4.273 - Use-After-Free in CDC EEM TX Fixup
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: cdc_eem: fix tx fixup skb leak when usbnet transmit a skb, eem fixup it in eem_tx_fixup(), if skb_copy_expand() failed, it return NULL, usbnet_start_xmit() will have no chance to free original skb. fix it by free orginal skb in eem_tx_fixup() first, then check skb clone status, if failed, return NULL to usbnet.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
13.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.30
Linux/Linux
2.6.30
Linux/Linux
4.14.238 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux
4.19.196 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux
4.4.274 - 4.4.*
Linux/Linux
4.9.274 - 4.9.*
Linux/Linux
5.10.46 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.12.13 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux
5.13
Linux/Linux
5.4.128 - 5.4.*
... and 10 more
Published
May 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026