CVE-2021-47403
HIGHLinux Kernel 3.18-4.4.286 - Module Reference Leak in IPOctal TTY Driver
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
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