CVE-2021-47287

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.13.6 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: auxiliary bus: Fix memory leak when driver_register() fail If driver_register() returns with error we need to free the memory allocated for auxdrv->driver.name before returning from __auxiliary_driver_register()

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.5%
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 < 5.13.6
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026