CVE-2021-47513 net: dsa: felix: Fix memory leak in felix_setup_mmio_filtering
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's DSA Felix driver 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-2021-47513?
CVE-2021-47513 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 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:
net: dsa: felix: Fix memory leak in felix_setup_mmio_filtering
Avoid a memory leak if there is not a CPU port defined.
Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1492897 ("Resource leak") Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1492899 ("Resource leak")
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47513?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2021-47513?
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-2021-47513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47513, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47513.