CVE-2021-47529 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

iwlwifi: Fix memory leaks in error handling path

Should an error occur (invalid TLV len or memory allocation failure), the
memory already allocated in 'reduce_power_data' should be freed before
returning, otherwise it is leaking.

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 0.0002.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4768935c25403ba96e7a745645df24a51a774b7e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a571bc28326d9f3e13f5f2d9cda2883e0631b0ce
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052435-CVE-2021-47529-a476@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47529
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47529

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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-05-24T15:09:40.050Z

Updated: 2025-05-04T07:12:55.945Z

Reserved: 2024-05-24T15:02:54.825Z

Link: CVE-2021-47529

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.793Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-05-24T15:15:15.967

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:36:27.793

Link: CVE-2021-47529

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-05-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-47529 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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