CVE-2021-47425

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: acpi: fix resource leak in reconfiguration device addition acpi_i2c_find_adapter_by_handle() calls bus_find_device() which takes a reference on the adapter which is never released which will result in a reference count leak and render the adapter unremovable. Make sure to put the adapter after creating the client in the same manner that we do for OF. [wsa: fixed title]

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

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.14.251, 4.19.211, 5.4.153, 5.10.73, 5.14.12 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.8 ≤ v < 4.14.251, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.211, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.153, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.73, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.14.12, 5.154.14.251, 4.19.211, 5.4.153, 5.10.73, 5.14.12

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