CVE-2021-47425
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.14.251 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: acpi: fix resource leak in reconfiguration device addition acpi_i2c_find_adapter_by_handle() calls bus_find_device() which takes a reference on the adapter which is never released which will result in a reference count leak and render the adapter unremovable. Make sure to put the adapter after creating the client in the same manner that we do for OF. [wsa: fixed title]
References (6)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.5%
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 (5)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.14.251
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
May 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026