CVE-2021-47287

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a memory leak in the Linux kernel when the driver register() function fails. This memory leak occurs because the memory allocated for auxdrv->driver.name is not freed before returning from auxiliary driver register(). The exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.