Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47144

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Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47144

Published: June 10, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91652
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47144
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the amdgpu_fbdev_destroy() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-source
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf
perf
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-devel
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-preempt
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-macros
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt-devel
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-base
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-renesas
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt
kselftests-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
dlm-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-socionext
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-zte
dtb-cavium
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-al
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-exynos
dtb-amd
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt

How to mitigate CVE-2021-47144

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.193, 5.4.124, 5.10.42, 5.12.9, 5.13
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default - update to 1-150200.5.3.3
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47-debugsource - update to 1-150200.5.3.3
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150200.5.3.3
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43-debugsource - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python2-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python2-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-zte - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-al - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1

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