CVE-2021-47315 memory: fsl_ifc: fix leak of IO mapping on probe failure

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Linux kernel fsl_ifc driver on probe failure can lead to resource 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-2021-47315?

CVE-2021-47315 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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:

memory: fsl_ifc: fix leak of IO mapping on probe failure

On probe error the driver should unmap the IO memory. Smatch reports:

drivers/memory/fsl_ifc.c:298 fsl_ifc_ctrl_probe() warn: 'fsl_ifc_ctrl_dev->gregs' not released on lines: 298.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47315?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47315?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-47315 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47315 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47315, GHSA-hjv5-8xv5-vmfp, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47315.

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