CVE-2021-47499

iio: accel: kxcjk-1013: Fix possible memory leak in probe and remove

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 24, 2024 at 03:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: kxcjk-1013: Fix possible memory leak in probe and remove When ACPI type is ACPI_SMO8500, the data->dready_trig will not be set, the memory allocated by iio_triggered_buffer_setup() will not be freed, and cause memory leak as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff888009551400 (size 512): comm "i2c-SMO8500-125", pid 911, jiffies 4294911787 (age 83.852s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 e2 e5 c0 ff ff ff ff ........ ....... backtrace: [<0000000041ce75ee>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x16d/0x360 [<000000000aeb17b0>] iio_kfifo_allocate+0x41/0x130 [kfifo_buf] [<000000004b40c1f5>] iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext+0x2c/0x210 [industrialio_triggered_buffer] [<000000004375b15f>] kxcjk1013_probe+0x10c3/0x1d81 [kxcjk_1013] Fix it by remove data->dready_trig condition in probe and remove.

Affected

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

4.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2584.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2214.2 ≤ v < 4.14.2584.2 ≤ v < 4.19.2214.2 ≤ v < 4.4.2954.2 ≤ v < 4.9.2934.2 ≤ v < 5.10.854.2 ≤ v < 5.15.84.2 ≤ v < 5.164.2 ≤ v < 5.4.1654.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1654.5 ≤ v < 4.9.2935.11 ≤ v < 5.15.85.5 ≤ v < 5.10.855.16 rc15.16 rc25.16 rc35.16 rc4a25691c1f9674090fb66586cf4c5d60d3efdf339
Vendor states this is fixed in 14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.221 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.295 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.293 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.85 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.165 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14508fe13b1c578b3d2ba574f1d48b351975860c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3899700ddacbf7aaafadf44464fff3ff0d4e3307
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a55b9d91ba99eb8cf015bc46dc2de05e168a15
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c9774e180d151abaab358108e3510a8e615215
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c163a14277115ca962103910ab4cce55e862ffb
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d43f3a3fc7184c42d7398bdf59a2a2903e4fc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3730f74159ad00a28960c0efe2a931fe6fe6b45
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee86d0bad80bdcd11a87e188a596727f41b62320

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
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