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MEDIUM
CVE-2021-47499
"ASUS iio Accelerator KXCJK-1013 Memory Leak"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: kxcjk-1013: Fix possible memory leak in probe and remove When ACPI type is ACPI_SMO8500, the data->dready_trig will not be set, the memory allocated by iio_triggered_buffer_setup() will not be freed, and cause memory leak as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff888009551400 (size 512): comm "i2c-SMO8500-125", pid 911, jiffies 4294911787 (age 83.852s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 e2 e5 c0 ff ff ff ff ........ ....... backtrace: [<0000000041ce75ee>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x16d/0x360 [<000000000aeb17b0>] iio_kfifo_allocate+0x41/0x130 [kfifo_buf] [<000000004b40c1f5>] iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext+0x2c/0x210 [industrialio_triggered_buffer] [<000000004375b15f>] kxcjk1013_probe+0x10c3/0x1d81 [kxcjk_1013] Fix it by remove data->dready_trig condition in probe and remove.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 6, 2025, 8:45 p.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

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.295 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.293 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.258 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.221 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.165 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.85 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.8 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320 Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320
  • 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. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: kxcjk-1013: Fix possible memory leak in probe and remove When ACPI type is ACPI_SMO8500, the data->dready_trig will not be set, the memory allocated by iio_triggered_buffer_setup() will not be freed, and cause memory leak as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff888009551400 (size 512): comm "i2c-SMO8500-125", pid 911, jiffies 4294911787 (age 83.852s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 e2 e5 c0 ff ff ff ff ........ ....... backtrace: [<0000000041ce75ee>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x16d/0x360 [<000000000aeb17b0>] iio_kfifo_allocate+0x41/0x130 [kfifo_buf] [<000000004b40c1f5>] iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext+0x2c/0x210 [industrialio_triggered_buffer] [<000000004375b15f>] kxcjk1013_probe+0x10c3/0x1d81 [kxcjk_1013] Fix it by remove data->dready_trig condition in probe and remove.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215 [No types assigned]
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