Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47361
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90939
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47361
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the mcb_alloc_bus() function in drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-47361
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a558261fa57a6deefb0925ab1829f698b194aea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115b07d9f47e3996430b8f2007edd9768e1f807f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66f74ba9be9daf9c47fface6af3677f602774f6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7751f609eadf36b1f53712bae430019c53a16eb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e4ad05bf18322b5921d1a6c9b603f6eb1694f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fc198f415dee070a1de957bb5bf5921d8df3499
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a1433216489de4abc889910f744e952cb6dbae
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.249
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.209
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.70
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.150