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CVE-2021-45480 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.15.11. There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 5.15.11

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
9.0
10.0
11.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-45480
NVD Published Date:
Dec 24, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-45480 Details - Not Deferred