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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47116. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

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-2021-47116 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-47116 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/04fb2baa0b147f51db065a1b13a11954abe592d0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2050c6e5b161e5e25ce3c420fef58b24fa388a49
Patch
Kernel patch commit
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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-47116. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

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