CVE-2021-46968
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/zcrypt: fix zcard and zqueue hot-unplug memleak Tests with kvm and a kmemdebug kernel showed, that on hot unplug the zcard and zqueue structs for the unplugged card or queue are not properly freed because of a mismatch with get/put for the embedded kref counter. This fix now adjusts the handling of the kref counters. With init the kref counter starts with 1. This initial value needs to drop to zero with the unregister of the card or queue to trigger the release and free the object.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.36
- Linux Kernel < 5.11.20
- Linux Kernel < 5.12.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/026499a9c2e002e621ad568d1378324ae97e5524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055a063a18bcd19b93709e3eac8078d6b2f04599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70fac8088cfad9f3b379c9082832b4d7532c16c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971dc8706cee47393d393905d294ea47e39503d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/026499a9c2e002e621ad568d1378324ae97e5524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055a063a18bcd19b93709e3eac8078d6b2f04599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70fac8088cfad9f3b379c9082832b4d7532c16c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971dc8706cee47393d393905d294ea47e39503d3
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/026499a9c2e002e621ad568d1378324ae97e5524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055a063a18bcd19b93709e3eac8078d6b2f04599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70fac8088cfad9f3b379c9082832b4d7532c16c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971dc8706cee47393d393905d294ea47e39503d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/026499a9c2e002e621ad568d1378324ae97e5524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055a063a18bcd19b93709e3eac8078d6b2f04599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70fac8088cfad9f3b379c9082832b4d7532c16c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971dc8706cee47393d393905d294ea47e39503d3