CVE-2021-47231
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/05/2024
Last modified:
04/04/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
can: mcba_usb: fix memory leak in mcba_usb<br />
<br />
Syzbot reported memory leak in SocketCAN driver for Microchip CAN BUS<br />
Analyzer Tool. The problem was in unfreed usb_coherent.<br />
<br />
In mcba_usb_start() 20 coherent buffers are allocated and there is<br />
nothing, that frees them:<br />
<br />
1) In callback function the urb is resubmitted and that&#39;s all<br />
2) In disconnect function urbs are simply killed, but URB_FREE_BUFFER<br />
is not set (see mcba_usb_start) and this flag cannot be used with<br />
coherent buffers.<br />
<br />
Fail log:<br />
| [ 1354.053291][ T8413] mcba_usb 1-1:0.0 can0: device disconnected<br />
| [ 1367.059384][ T8420] kmemleak: 20 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmem)<br />
<br />
So, all allocated buffers should be freed with usb_free_coherent()<br />
explicitly<br />
<br />
NOTE:<br />
The same pattern for allocating and freeing coherent buffers<br />
is used in drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.12 (including) | 4.14.238 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.196 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.128 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.46 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.12.13 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd3d80d1f019cefa7011056c54b323f1d8b8e83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f87c0e21ad20dd3d22108e33db1c552dfa352a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df95ce32be204eef2e7d4b2f6fb552fb191a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c02557174be7f72e46ed7311e3bea1939840b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a115198caaab6d663bef75823a3c5f0802306d60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0760a4ef85697bc756d06eae17ae27f3f055401
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd3d80d1f019cefa7011056c54b323f1d8b8e83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f87c0e21ad20dd3d22108e33db1c552dfa352a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df95ce32be204eef2e7d4b2f6fb552fb191a68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c02557174be7f72e46ed7311e3bea1939840b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a115198caaab6d663bef75823a3c5f0802306d60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0760a4ef85697bc756d06eae17ae27f3f055401



