What is CVE-2021-47104?

CVE-2021-47104 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-2021-47104 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47104?

CVE-2021-47104 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-2021-47104?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47104. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-47104 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-47104 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-2021-47104

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/qib: Fix memory leak in qib_user_sdma_queue_pkts() The wrong goto label was used for the error case and missed cleanup of the pkt allocation. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1493352 ("Resource leak")

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-04

Last modified 2025-01-07

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-2021-47104 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-2021-47104 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aaec9c5f60754b56f84460ea439b8c5e91f4caa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ced0a3015a95c6a6db45e37250912c4c86697ab
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76b648063eb36c72dfc0a6896de8a0a7d2c7841c
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-47104

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-04

Modified 2025-01-07

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47104?

CVE-2021-47104 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-2021-47104 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47104?

CVE-2021-47104 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-2021-47104?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47104. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-47104 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-47104 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 →