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HistoryFeb 28, 2024 - 8:13 a.m.

CVE-2021-46985 ACPI: scan: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path

2024-02-2808:13:13
Linux
github.com
2
linux kernel
acpi
vulnerability fix
memory leak

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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

ACPI: scan: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path

If ‘acpi_device_set_name()’ fails, we must free
‘acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id’ or there is a (potential) memory leak.

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial