CVE-2021-47539: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix rxrpc_peer leak in rxrpc_look_up_bundle() Need to call rxrpc_put_peer() for bundle candidate before kfree() as it holds a ref to rxrpc_peer. [DH: v2: Changed to abstract out the bundle freeing code into a function]
CVE-2021-47539CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2021-47539: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix rxrpc_peer leak in rxrpc_look_up_bundle() Need to call rxrpc_put_peer() for bundle candidate before kfree() as it holds a ref to rxrpc_peer. [DH: v2: Changed to abstract out the bundle freeing code into a function]

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
12.72%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix rxrpc_peer leak in rxrpc_look_up_bundle() Need to call rxrpc_put_peer() for bundle candidate before kfree() as it holds a ref to rxrpc_peer. [DH: v2: Changed to abstract out the bundle freeing code into a function]

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