SB20240530118 - Memory leak in Linux kernel misc driver
Published: May 30, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240530118
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47173)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the uss720_probe() function in drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f46b2410db2c8f26b8bb91b40deebf4ec184391
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7889c70e6173ef358f3cd7578db127a489035a42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb30cc8f8befcbdbcf7a016e4dfd4747c54a364
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/386918878ce4cd676e4607233866e03c9399a46a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b5ff1db1a4ef4fdbc2bae364344279f033ad88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5394ae9d8c7961dd93807fdf1b12a1dde96b0a55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c3face38cb49932c62adcc1289914f1c742096
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcb4b8ad6a448532d8b681b5d1a7036210b622de
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.193
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.271
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.271
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.124