VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45480
There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.15.11. There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0Patch, Vendor 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://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0Patch, Vendor 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.