CVE-2021-45480

Medium

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.15.11. There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Linux Kernel

PublishedDec 24, 2021

First seenDec 24, 2021

How to fix

Update

linux linux_kernel5.15.11 or later

Vendor advisories

debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
linux linux_kernel	v < 5.15.11	5.15.11
debian debian_linux	9.0, 10.0, 11.0	—

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