Linux Kernel up to 5.14.13 digital_in_send_sdd_req memory leak

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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.14.13 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function digital_in_send_sdd_req. This manipulation causes memory leak. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-47442. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.14.13. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function digital_in_send_sdd_req. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFC: digital: fix possible memory leak in digital_in_send_sdd_req() 'skb' is allocated in digital_in_send_sdd_req(), but not free when digital_in_send_cmd() failed, which will cause memory leak. Fix it by freeing 'skb' if digital_in_send_cmd() return failed.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-47442 since 05/21/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 4.4.290, 4.9.288, 4.14.252, 4.19.213, 5.4.155, 5.10.75 or 5.14.14 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 74569c78aa84/88c890b0b9a1/fcce6e525547/071bdef36391/2bde4aca56db/50cb95487c26/6432d7f1d1c3/291c932fc369 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

• 4.4.289
• 4.9.287
• 4.14.251
• 4.19.212
• 5.4.154
• 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
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• 5.10.31
• 5.10.32
• 5.10.33
• 5.10.34
• 5.10.35
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• 5.10.37
• 5.10.38
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• 5.10.67
• 5.10.68
• 5.10.69
• 5.10.70
• 5.10.71
• 5.10.72
• 5.10.73
• 5.10.74
• 5.14.0
• 5.14.1
• 5.14.2
• 5.14.3
• 5.14.4
• 5.14.5
• 5.14.6
• 5.14.7
• 5.14.8
• 5.14.9
• 5.14.10
• 5.14.11
• 5.14.12
• 5.14.13

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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