GSD-2021-1000381 crypto: sa2ul - Fix memory leak of rxd

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A memory leak in the SA2UL crypto driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

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Fix
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What is GSD-2021-1000381?

GSD-2021-1000381 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 31 May 2021.

Official description

crypto: sa2ul - Fix memory leak of rxd

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.37 by commit 0e596b3734649041ed77edc86a23c0442bbe062b, it was introduced in version v5.10 by commit 00c9211f60db2dead16856f81a3e6ab86b31f275. For more details please see the references link.

Which versions are affected by GSD-2021-1000381?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kernel LinuxAll versionsNone

How do I fix GSD-2021-1000381?

No fix has been published for GSD-2021-1000381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is GSD-2021-1000381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GSD-2021-1000381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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