CVE-2021-47466

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.4.156 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

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.

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