What is CVE-2021-46962?

CVE-2021-46962 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.20 onward and patched in 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20 and others. CVE-2021-46962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-46962?

CVE-2021-46962 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-46962?

Yes, CVE-2021-46962 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2021-46962 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-46962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2021-46962

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: uniphier-sd: Fix a resource leak in the remove function A 'tmio_mmc_host_free()' call is missing in the remove function, in order to balance a 'tmio_mmc_host_alloc()' call in the probe. This is done in the error handling path of the probe, but not in the remove function. Add the missing call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-02-27

Last modified 2024-12-11

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.20 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3, 5.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.20

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.118 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.36 5.10.x ✓ 5.11.20 5.11.x ✓ 5.12.3 5.12.x ✓ 5.13

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8941b9b2d3e7b3481fdf43b1a6189d162175b7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25ac6ce65f1ab458982d15ec1caf441acd37106a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e7fda496978f2763413b5523557b38dc2bf6c2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e29c84857e2d51aa017ce04284b962742fb97d9e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe0f12cf4c044f812c6d17011531582f9ac8bb3

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-46962

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-02-27

Modified 2024-12-11

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46962?

CVE-2021-46962 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.20 onward and has been patched in 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20 and others. CVE-2021-46962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-46962?

CVE-2021-46962 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:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-46962?

Yes. CVE-2021-46962 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2021-46962 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2021-46962 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.