CVE-2021-47654

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/landlock: Fix path_list memory leak Clang static analysis reports this error sandboxer.c:134:8: warning: Potential leak of memory pointed to by 'path_list' ret = 0; ^ path_list is allocated in parse_path() but never freed.

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/017196730299ccd6eed24bbfabed8af4ffd81530	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fbf100f84b9aeb9c91421abe1927bc152bc32b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b0d8bf05809df5f87e5c03e26d74bdfdab4571	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b513b7c64a7290c1fbb88e657f7cece992e131	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-26 06:37

Updated : 2025-10-01 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-47654

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47654

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-47654

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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