SB2024053052 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hamradio
Published: May 30, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024053052
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-2021-47237)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mkiss_close() function in drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.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/c634ba0b4159838ff45a60d3a0ace3b4118077a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3942d0f9ace1a95a74930b5b4fc0e5005c62b37b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/765a8a04f828db7222b36a42b1031f576bfe95c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16c4716a1b5ba4f83c7e00da457cba06761f119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49cbb762ef20655f5c91abdc13658b0af5e159d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/290b0b6432e2599021db0b8d6046f756d931c29f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4de2b43d13b7cf3ced9310e371b90c836dbd7cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7edcc682301492380fbdd604b4516af5ae667a13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.238
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.196
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.128