What is CVE-2021-45480?

CVE-2021-45480 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2021-45480 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-45480?

CVE-2021-45480 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-45480?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-45480. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-45480 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-45480 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2021-45480

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.15.11. There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-12-24

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2021-45480 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-45480 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-45480

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2021-12-24

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45480?

CVE-2021-45480 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2021-45480 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-45480?

CVE-2021-45480 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-45480?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-45480. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-45480 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-45480 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →