CVE-2021-47654

low-risk
Published 2025-02-26

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/landlock: Fix path_list memory leak Clang static analysis reports this error sandboxer.c:134:8: warning: Potential leak of memory pointed to by 'path_list' ret = 0; ^ path_list is allocated in parse_path() but never freed.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017196730299ccd6eed24bbfabed8af4ffd81530
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20fbf100f84b9aeb9c91421abe1927bc152bc32b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b0d8bf05809df5f87e5c03e26d74bdfdab4571
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b513b7c64a7290c1fbb88e657f7cece992e131
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal