CVE-2021-47403

HIGH

Linux Kernel 3.18-4.4.286 - Module Reference Leak in IPOctal TTY Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipack: ipoctal: fix module reference leak A reference to the carrier module was taken on every open but was only released once when the final reference to the tty struct was dropped. Fix this by taking the module reference and initialising the tty driver data when installing the tty.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux < 3.18
Linux/Linux 3.18
Linux/Linux 4.14.249 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.209 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 4.4.286 - 4.4.*
Linux/Linux 4.9.285 - 4.9.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.71 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.14.10 - 5.14.*
Linux/Linux 5.15
Linux/Linux 5.4.151 - 5.4.*
... and 10 more
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026