PT-2021-8130 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Patrik Lantz
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Published
2021-12-16
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Updated
2025-01-16
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CVE-2021-47087
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the optee component of the Linux kernel, where a bug in the page free mechanism can lead to incorrect memory deallocation. This can cause a denial of service. The problem arises when the pointer to allocated pages (struct page *page) is used to free pages using free pages(page, order), which can result in freeing arbitrary pages.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse