CVE-2021-47231

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: mcba_usb: fix memory leak in mcba_usb Syzbot reported memory leak in SocketCAN driver for Microchip CAN BUS Analyzer Tool. The problem was in unfreed usb_coherent. In mcba_usb_start() 20 coherent buffers are allocated and there is nothing, that frees them: 1) In callback function the urb is resubmitted and that's all 2) In disconnect function urbs are simply killed, but URB_FREE_BUFFER is not set (see mcba_usb_start) and this flag cannot be used with coherent buffers. Fail log: | [ 1354.053291][ T8413] mcba_usb 1-1:0.0 can0: device disconnected | [ 1367.059384][ T8420] kmemleak: 20 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmem) So, all allocated buffers should be freed with usb_free_coherent() explicitly NOTE: The same pattern for allocating and freeing coherent buffers is used in drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_core.c

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 21, 2024
First seenMay 21, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.14.238, 4.19.196, 5.4.128, 5.10.46, 5.12.13 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.12 ≤ v < 4.14.238, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.196, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.128, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.46, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.12.13, 5.134.14.238, 4.19.196, 5.4.128, 5.10.46, 5.12.13

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