CVE-2021-47021 mt76: mt7915: fix memleak when mt7915_unregister_device()
A memory leak in the mt7915 Wi-Fi driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service when the device is unregistered.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-47021?
CVE-2021-47021 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mt76: mt7915: fix memleak when mt7915_unregister_device()
mt7915_tx_token_put() should get call before mt76_free_pending_txwi().
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47021?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47021?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47021 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-47021 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47021 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-88w2-c8v7-h7p6, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47021.