CVE-2021-47258
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: core: Fix error handling of scsi_host_alloc() After device is initialized via device_initialize(), or its name is set via dev_set_name(), the device has to be freed via put_device(). Otherwise device name will be leaked because it is allocated dynamically in dev_set_name(). Fix the leak by replacing kfree() with put_device(). Since scsi_host_dev_release() properly handles IDA and kthread removal, remove special-casing these from the error handling as well.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-47258
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47258.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.10.46-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.46-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.10.46-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.10.46-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.10.46-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.