CVE-2021-47398

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hfi1: Fix kernel pointer leak Pointers should be printed with %p or %px rather than cast to 'unsigned long long' and printed with %llx. Change %llx to %p to print the secured pointer.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714bfabe5f2901d96902e271d7217601fe4703e5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d5cfafe8b4006a75b55c2f1fdfdb363f9a5cc98	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714bfabe5f2901d96902e271d7217601fe4703e5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d5cfafe8b4006a75b55c2f1fdfdb363f9a5cc98	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2024-05-21 15:15

Updated : 2025-09-19 14:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-47398

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47398

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-47398

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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