CVE-2021-47473
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els() Commit 8c0eb596baa5 ("[SCSI] qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els()"), intended to change: bsg_job->request->msgcode == FC_BSG_HST_ELS_NOLOGIN bsg_job->request->msgcode != FC_BSG_RPT_ELS but changed it to: bsg_job->request->msgcode == FC_BSG_RPT_ELS instead. Change the == to a != to avoid leaking the fcport structure or freeing unallocated memory.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-47473
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47473.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.14.16-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.84-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.14.16-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.14.16-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.14.16-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.