VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2021-46996
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nftables: Fix a memleak from userdata error path in new objects Release object name if userdata allocation fails.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nftables: Fix a memleak from userdata error path in new objects Release object name if userdata allocation fails.
- 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
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c784a500f5edd337258b0fdb2f31bc9abde1a23Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59fa98bfa1f4013d658d990cac88c87b46ff410cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85dfd816fabfc16e71786eda0a33a7046688b5b0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3bebf515f336214a91994348a2b86b9a1d3d7fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c784a500f5edd337258b0fdb2f31bc9abde1a23Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59fa98bfa1f4013d658d990cac88c87b46ff410cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85dfd816fabfc16e71786eda0a33a7046688b5b0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3bebf515f336214a91994348a2b86b9a1d3d7fPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.