PT-2021-8253
CVE-2021-47287
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Published
2021-07-13
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Updated
2026-10-18
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV: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
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.
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