CVE-2021-47466
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.4.156 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open() In error path, the random_seq of slub cache might be leaked. Fix this by using __kmem_cache_release() to release all the relevant resources.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.4%
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 (7)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.4.156
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
May 22, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026