#VU88212 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-46924
Published: April 8, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88212
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-46924
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in drivers/nfc/st21nfca/i2c.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c3e320e7ff46f2dc67bc5045333e63d9f8918d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e0080a35a16ce3808f7040fe0c3a8fdb052349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cd4063dbc91cf7965d73a6a3855e2028cd4613b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e553265ea56482da5700f56319fda9ff53e7dcb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/238920381b8925d070d32d73cd9ce52ab29896fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9dadba502234eea7244879b8d5d126bfaf9f0c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.261
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.170