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Debian: CVE-2021-47009: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-47009: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/28/2024
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak on object td Two error return paths are neglecting to free allocated object td, causing a memory leak. Fix this by returning via the error return path that securely kfree's td. Fixes clang scan-build warning: security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm1.c:496:10: warning: Potential memory leak [unix.Malloc]

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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