CVE-2021-47043 media: venus: core: Fix some resource leaks in the error path of 'venus_probe()'

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A resource leak in the Linux kernel Venus media driver error path can lead to memory exhaustion and 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
Available

What is CVE-2021-47043?

CVE-2021-47043 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:

media: venus: core: Fix some resource leaks in the error path of 'venus_probe()'

If an error occurs after a successful 'of_icc_get()' call, it must be undone.

Use 'devm_of_icc_get()' instead of 'of_icc_get()' to avoid the leak. Update the remove function accordingly and axe the now unneeded 'icc_put()' calls.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47043?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47043?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2021-47043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47043, GHSA-92q5-jqvg-mhwp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47043.

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