What is CVE-2021-47524?

CVE-2021-47524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-47524?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-47524

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: liteuart: fix minor-number leak on probe errors Make sure to release the allocated minor number before returning on probe errors.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1da81e5562fac8286567422cc56a7fbd0dc646d4, 5.11, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47524?: CVE-2021-47524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-47524?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.