PT-2024-11218
CVE-2021-47171
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Published
2021-05-24
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Updated
2026-10-19
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
A memory leak has been resolved in the Linux kernel, specifically in the
smsc75xx bind() function. The issue occurred due to non-freed memory in case of errors after memory allocation. The problem was reported by Syzbot. Technical details about the issue include the involvement of kmalloc and kzalloc functions, as well as the smsc75xx bind and usbnet probe functions.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
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