#VU90013 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47173
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90013
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47173
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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