CVE-2021-47093

platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: fix memleak on registration failure

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 4, 2024 at 06:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

Using Linux by Linux?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Linux - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: fix memleak on registration failure In case device registration fails during module initialisation, the platform device structure needs to be freed using platform_device_put() to properly free all resources (e.g. the device name).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.125.9 ≤ v < 5.10.895.9 ≤ v < 5.15.125.9 ≤ v < 5.165.16 rc15.16 rc25.16 rc35.16 rc45.16 rc55.16 rc6938835aa903ae19ad62805134f79bbcf20fc3bea
Vendor states this is fixed in 26a8b09437804fabfb1db080d676b96c0de68e7c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7a37f2e370699e2feca3dca6c8178c71ceee7e8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9ca1324755f1f8629a370af5cc315b175331f5d1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.89 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.9 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26a8b09437804fabfb1db080d676b96c0de68e7c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a37f2e370699e2feca3dca6c8178c71ceee7e8a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca1324755f1f8629a370af5cc315b175331f5d1

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card