CVE-2021-47030 mt76: mt7615: fix memory leak in mt7615_coredump_work
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxx8-hw28-8whc, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47030.