5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-47367
Citrix Virtio-Net Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-net: fix pages leaking when building skb in big mode We try to use build_skb() if we had sufficient tailroom. But we forget to release the unused pages chained via private in big mode which will leak pages. Fixing this by release the pages after building the skb in big mode.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 3, 2024, 1:37 a.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd92d82c9d715fb97565408755acad81573591a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f020bb63b5d2e5576acadd10e158fe3b04af67ba

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-47367 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-119
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-net: fix pages leaking when building skb in big mode We try to use build_skb() if we had sufficient tailroom. But we forget to release the unused pages chained via private in big mode which will leak pages. Fixing this by release the pages after building the skb in big mode.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f020bb63b5d2e5576acadd10e158fe3b04af67ba [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd92d82c9d715fb97565408755acad81573591a [No types assigned]
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