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CVE-2021-47466

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Published: May 22, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open() In error path, the random_seq of slub cache might be leaked. Fix this by using __kmem_cache_release() to release all the relevant resources.

Affected (9)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
9 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
4.8 ≤ version < 5.4.156
Linux Kernel
5.11 ≤ version < 5.14.15
Linux Kernel
5.5 ≤ version < 5.10.76
Linux Kernel
Version 5.15 rc1
Linux Kernel
Version 5.15 rc2
Linux Kernel
Version 5.15 rc3
Linux Kernel
Version 5.15 rc4
Linux Kernel
Version 5.15 rc5
Linux Kernel
Version 5.15 rc6

Related CWEs

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

References (8)

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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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