Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-46962

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: uniphier-sd: Fix a resource leak in the remove function A 'tmio_mmc_host_free()' call is missing in the remove function, in order to balance a 'tmio_mmc_host_alloc()' call in the probe. This is done in the error handling path of the probe, but not in the remove function. Add the missing call.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46962?
CVE-2021-46962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-46962?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-46962 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.