CVE-2021-47093
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: fix memleak on registration failure In case device registration fails during module initialisation, the platform device structure needs to be freed using…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: fix memleak on registration failure In case device registration fails during module initialisation, the platform device structure needs to be freed using platform_device_put() to properly free all resources (e.g. the device name).
- 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
- 0.26% probability · 18th 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/26a8b09437804fabfb1db080d676b96c0de68e7cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a37f2e370699e2feca3dca6c8178c71ceee7e8aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca1324755f1f8629a370af5cc315b175331f5d1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a8b09437804fabfb1db080d676b96c0de68e7cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a37f2e370699e2feca3dca6c8178c71ceee7e8aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca1324755f1f8629a370af5cc315b175331f5d1Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.