CVE-2021-47519

can: m_can: m_can_read_fifo: fix memory leak in error branch

High · published May 24, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: m_can: m_can_read_fifo: fix memory leak in error branch

In m_can_read_fifo(), if the second call to m_can_fifo_read() fails,

the function jump to the out_fail label and returns without calling

m_can_receive_skb(). This means that the skb previously allocated by

alloc_can_skb() is not freed. In other terms, this is a memory leak.

This patch adds a goto label to destroy the skb if an error occurs.

Issue was found with GCC -fanalyzer, please follow the link below for

details.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00496 · 41.6th percentile
Published
2024-05-24T15:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAY 15:09Z
    can: m_can: m_can_read_fifo: fix memory leak in error branch
    cvelistv5