In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els() Commit 8c0eb596baa5 ("[SCSI] qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els()"), intended to change: bsg_job->request->msgcode == FC_BSG_HST_ELS_NOLOGIN bsg_job->request->msgcode != FC_BSG_RPT_ELS but changed it to: bsg_job->request->msgcode == FC_BSG_RPT_ELS instead. Change the == to a != to avoid leaking the fcport structure or freeing unallocated memory.
History

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-05-22T06:23:30.204Z

Updated: 2024-11-04T12:06:36.599Z

Reserved: 2024-05-22T06:20:56.199Z

Link: CVE-2021-47473

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.588Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-22T07:15:12.027

Modified: 2024-05-22T12:46:53.887

Link: CVE-2021-47473

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-05-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-47473 - Bugzilla