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CVE-2021-47231 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: mcba_usb: fix memory leak in mcba_usb Syzbot reported memory leak in SocketCAN driver for Microchip CAN BUS Analyzer Tool. The problem was in unfreed usb_coherent. In mcba_usb_start() 20 coherent buffers are allocated and there is nothing, that frees them: 1) In callback function the urb is resubmitted and that's all 2) In disconnect function urbs are simply killed, but URB_FREE_BUFFER is not set (see mcba_usb_start) and this flag cannot be used with coherent buffers. Fail log: | [ 1354.053291][ T8413] mcba_usb 1-1:0.0 can0: device disconnected | [ 1367.059384][ T8420] kmemleak: 20 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmem) So, all allocated buffers should be freed with usb_free_coherent() explicitly NOTE: The same pattern for allocating and freeing coherent buffers is used in drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 4.12, < 4.14.238
>= 4.15, < 4.19.196
>= 4.20, < 5.4.128
>= 5.5, < 5.10.46
>= 5.11, < 5.12.13

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-47231
NVD Published Date:
May 21, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2021-47231 Details - Not Deferred