CVE-2021-47298
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.10.54 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix potential memory leak on unlikely error case If skb_linearize is needed and fails we could leak a msg on the error handling. To fix ensure we kfree the msg block before returning error. Found during code review.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
26.1%
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
< 5.10.54
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
May 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026