SB2024061064 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ipack devices driver
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024061064
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-2021-47401)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ipoctal_inst_slot() and __ipoctal_remove() functions in drivers/ipack/devices/ipoctal.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/acb96e782bad427ca4bb1bd94af660acd1462380
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/741ea2670e021350e54f491106bdaa22dc50e6a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2725925982dc96a78069cd118ea3d66759bfdad7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/829f13d6079cf7a2465522f39acb43033e9b320d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8657158a3b68c85234e6da3d8eae33d6183588b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f6a309a699675680df15d9b6d389114515b4426
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a9c36a2e06a249acbed64e8e0b84637c2ad7575
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89936cce87d60766a75732a9e7e25c51164f47c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.249
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.209
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.286
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.71
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.151