CVE-2021-47030 mt76: mt7615: fix memory leak in mt7615_coredump_work

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the mt7615 coredump routine allows attackers to exhaust system memory, causing a denial of service.

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-2021-47030?

CVE-2021-47030 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: mt7615: fix memory leak in mt7615_coredump_work

Similar to the issue fixed in mt7921_coredump_work, fix a possible memory leak in mt7615_coredump_work routine.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47030?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47030?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47030 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-2021-47030 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rxx8-hw28-8whc, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47030.

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