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HistoryMay 22, 2024 - 6:23 a.m.

CVE-2021-47466 mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open()

2024-05-2206:23:25
Linux
github.com
2
linux kernel
vulnerability
mm
slub
memoryleak
kmem_cache_open
error path
random_seq
__kmem_cache_release

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open()

In error path, the random_seq of slub cache might be leaked. Fix this
by using __kmem_cache_release() to release all the relevant resources.

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial