What is CVE-2021-47116?

CVE-2021-47116 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), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.10.27 onward and patched in 5.10.43, 5.12.10 and 5.13. CVE-2021-47116 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47116?

CVE-2021-47116 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-2021-47116?

Yes, CVE-2021-47116 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.43, 5.12.10 and 5.13. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2021-47116 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-47116 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-2021-47116

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_mb_init_backend on error path. Fix a memory leak discovered by syzbot when a file system is corrupted with an illegally large s_log_groups_per_flex.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-15

Last modified 2025-01-07

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

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-2021-47116 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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.10.27, 5.11.11, 5.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.43, 5.12.10, 5.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.10.27 ≥ 5.11.11 ≥ 5.12

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.43 5.10.x ✓ 5.12.10 5.12.x ✓ 5.13

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04fb2baa0b147f51db065a1b13a11954abe592d0

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2050c6e5b161e5e25ce3c420fef58b24fa388a49

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8867f4e3809050571c98de7a2d465aff5e4daf5

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-47116

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-15

Modified 2025-01-07

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47116?

CVE-2021-47116 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) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.10.27 onward and has been patched in 5.10.43, 5.12.10 and 5.13. CVE-2021-47116 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47116?

CVE-2021-47116 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-2021-47116?

Yes. CVE-2021-47116 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.43, 5.12.10 and 5.13. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2021-47116 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2021-47116 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.