CVE-2021-47417 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

libbpf: Fix memory leak in strset

Free struct strset itself, not just its internal parts.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4::::::

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e8e7504e09831c469b67d6dc11d9a72654bdb8c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0e875bac0fab3e7a7431c2eee36a8ccc0c712ac
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052154-CVE-2021-47417-783a@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47417
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47417

History

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-05-21T15:04:06.683Z

Updated: 2025-05-04T07:10:29.207Z

Reserved: 2024-05-21T14:58:30.818Z

Link: CVE-2021-47417

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.250Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-21T15:15:27.173

Modified: 2024-12-31T20:10:18.403

Link: CVE-2021-47417

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-05-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-47417 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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