CVE-2021-47539
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CVE-2021-47539 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix rxrpc_peer leak in rxrpc_look_up_bundle() Need to call rxrpc_put_peer() for bundle candidate before kfree() as it holds a ref to rxrpc_peer. [DH: v2: Changed to abstract out the bundle freeing code into a function]. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix rxrpc_peer leak in rxrpc_look_up_bundle() Need to call rxrpc_put_peer() for bundle candidate before kfree() as it holds a ref to rxrpc_peer. [DH: v2: Changed to abstract out the bundle freeing code into a function]
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.10, < 5.10.84 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.7 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 5.16 | Rc1 |
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