Linux Kernel up to 5.10.37/5.11.21/5.12.4 trusted trusted_tpm1.c memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.37/5.11.21/5.12.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm1.c of the component trusted. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-47009. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.37/5.11.21/5.12.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm1.c of the component trusted. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak on object td Two error return paths are neglecting to free allocated object td, causing a memory leak. Fix this by returning via the error return path that securely kfree's td. Fixes clang scan-build warning: security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm1.c:496:10: warning: Potential memory leak [unix.Malloc]

The weakness was published 02/28/2024. The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-47009 since 02/27/2024. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.10.38, 5.11.22, 5.12.5 or 5.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 31c9a4b24d86/1c4031014106/3e24fbd37e72/83a775d5f9bf is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.0
• 5.10.1
• 5.10.2
• 5.10.3
• 5.10.4
• 5.10.5
• 5.10.6
• 5.10.7
• 5.10.8
• 5.10.9
• 5.10.10
• 5.10.11
• 5.10.12
• 5.10.13
• 5.10.14
• 5.10.15
• 5.10.16
• 5.10.17
• 5.10.18
• 5.10.19
• 5.10.20
• 5.10.21
• 5.10.22
• 5.10.23
• 5.10.24
• 5.10.25
• 5.10.26
• 5.10.27
• 5.10.28
• 5.10.29
• 5.10.30
• 5.10.31
• 5.10.32
• 5.10.33
• 5.10.34
• 5.10.35
• 5.10.36
• 5.10.37
• 5.11.0
• 5.11.1
• 5.11.2
• 5.11.3
• 5.11.4
• 5.11.5
• 5.11.6
• 5.11.7
• 5.11.8
• 5.11.9
• 5.11.10
• 5.11.11
• 5.11.12
• 5.11.13
• 5.11.14
• 5.11.15
• 5.11.16
• 5.11.17
• 5.11.18
• 5.11.19
• 5.11.20
• 5.11.21
• 5.12.0
• 5.12.1
• 5.12.2
• 5.12.3
• 5.12.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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