VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45095
pep_sock_accept in net/phonet/pep.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.8 has a refcount leak.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pep_sock_accept in net/phonet/pep.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.8 has a refcount leak.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=bcd0f93353326954817a4f9fa55ec57fb38acbb0Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcd0f93353326954817a4f9fa55ec57fb38acbb0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=bcd0f93353326954817a4f9fa55ec57fb38acbb0Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcd0f93353326954817a4f9fa55ec57fb38acbb0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.