Bug 2282579 (CVE-2021-47238)

Summary:	CVE-2021-47238 kernel: net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	ybuenos
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, aquini, bhu, chwhite, cye, cyin, dbohanno, debarbos, dfreiber, drow, dvlasenk, esandeen, ezulian, fmaurer, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lzampier, mbenatto, mleitner, mmilgram, mstowell, nmurray, ptalbert, rparrazo, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, rysulliv, scweaver, sidakwo, sukulkar, tglozar, tyberry, vkumar, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote, ykopkova, zhijwang
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 4.9.274, kernel 4.14.238, kernel 4.19.196, kernel 5.4.128, kernel 5.10.46, kernel 5.12.13, kernel 5.13	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's IPv4 code, within the ip_mc_add1_src function. This issue can lead to a memory leak, where certain memory resources are not properly released when a network interface is removed, resulting in increased memory usage and potential performance issues over time.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2282975

Description ybuenos 2024-05-22 15:19:25 UTC

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

net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2021-47238 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052140-CVE-2021-47238-c466@gregkh/T

Comment 3 Alex 2024-06-09 15:36:05 UTC

The result of automatic check (that is developed by Alexander Larkin) for this CVE-2021-47238 is: CHECK	Maybe valid. Check manually. with impact MODERATE (that is approximation based on flags REMOTE LEAK NETWORK  ; these flags parsed automatically based on patche data). Such automatic check happens only for Low/Moderates (and only when not from reporter, but parsing already existing CVE). Highs always checked manually (I check it myself and then we check it again in Remediation team). In rare cases some of the Moderates could be increased to High later.