CVE-2021-47467
kunit: fix reference count leak in kfree_at_end
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- May 22, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- May 22, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
kunit: fix reference count leak in kfree_at_end
The reference counting issue happens in the normal path of kfree_at_end(). When kunit_alloc_and_get_resource() is invoked, the function forgets to handle the returned resource object, whose refcount increased inside, causing a refcount leak.
Fix this issue by calling kunit_alloc_resource() instead of kunit_alloc_and_get_resource().
Fixed the following when applying: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
CHECK: Alignment should match open parenthesis + kunit_alloc_resource(test, NULL, kfree_res_free, GFP_KERNEL, (void *)to_free);
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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