PT-2024-11220 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published

2021-05-21

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Updated

2024-08-21

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CVE-2021-47173

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A memory leak vulnerability has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs in the uss720 probe function, which forgets to decrease the refcount of usbdev. This is fixed by decreasing the refcount of usbdev by usb put dev. The vulnerability results in an unreferenced object, leading to a memory leak. The backtrace of the issue involves several kernel functions, including kmalloc, kzalloc, usb alloc dev, and hub port connect.
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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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-07366
CVE-2021-47173
OESA-2024-1483
OESA-2024-1484
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_1489-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1
USN-6976-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu