#VU90920 Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47483
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90920
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-2021-47483
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 a double free error within the regcache_rbtree_insert_to_block() function in drivers/base/regmap/regcache-rbtree.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/e72dce9afbdbfa70d9b44f5908a50ff6c4858999
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc081477b47dfc3a6cb50a96087fc29674013fc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758ced2c3878ff789801e6fee808e185c5cf08d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dae1a4eced3ee733d7222e69b8a55caf2d61091
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cead23c1c0bc766dacb900a3b0269f651ad596f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36e911a16b377bde0ad91a8c679069d0d310b1a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50cc1462a668dc62949a1127388bc3af785ce047
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55e6d8037805b3400096d621091dfbf713f97e83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.254
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.291
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.289
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.77
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.157