CVE-2021-46924

MEDIUM
Published Feb 27, 2024 Modified Nov 21, 2024 CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFC: st21nfca: Fix memory leak in device probe and remove 'phy->pending_skb' is alloced when device probe, but forgot to free in the error handling path and remove path, this cause memory leak as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff88800bc06800 (size 512): comm "8", pid 11775, jiffies 4295159829 (age 9.032s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000d66c09ce>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x1ed/0x450 [<00000000c93382b3>] kmalloc_reserve+0x37/0xd0 [<000000005fea522c>] __alloc_skb+0x124/0x380 [<0000000019f29f9a>] st21nfca_hci_i2c_probe+0x170/0x8f2 Fix it by freeing 'pending_skb' in error and remove.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-401 CWE-401

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9dadba502234eea7244879b8d5d126bfaf9f0c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cd4063dbc91cf7965d73a6a3855e2028cd4613b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/238920381b8925d070d32d73cd9ce52ab29896fe https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c3e320e7ff46f2dc67bc5045333e63d9f8918d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e0080a35a16ce3808f7040fe0c3a8fdb052349 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e553265ea56482da5700f56319fda9ff53e7dcb4 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9dadba502234eea7244879b8d5d126bfaf9f0c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cd4063dbc91cf7965d73a6a3855e2028cd4613b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/238920381b8925d070d32d73cd9ce52ab29896fe https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c3e320e7ff46f2dc67bc5045333e63d9f8918d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e0080a35a16ce3808f7040fe0c3a8fdb052349 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e553265ea56482da5700f56319fda9ff53e7dcb4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-46924? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFC: st21nfca: Fix memory leak in device probe and remove 'phy->pending_skb' is alloced when device probe, but forgot to free in the error handling path and remove path, this cause memory leak as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff88800bc06800 (size 512): comm "8", pid 11775, jiffies 4295159829 (age 9.032s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000d66c09ce>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x1ed/0x450 [<00000000c93382b3>] kmalloc_reserve+0x37/0xd0 [<000000005fea522c>] __alloc_skb+0x124/0x380 [<0000000019f29f9a>] st21nfca_hci_i2c_probe+0x170/0x8f2 Fix it by freeing 'pending_skb' in error and remove. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2021-46924? +
CVE-2021-46924 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2021-46924? +
CVE-2021-46924 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2021-46924? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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