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CVE-2021-47660 json

fs/ntfs3: Fix some memory leaks in an error handling path of 'log_replay()'

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-34645

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

fs/ntfs3: Fix some memory leaks in an error handling path of 'log_replay()'

All error handling paths lead to 'out' where many resources are freed.

Do it as well here instead of a direct return, otherwise 'log', 'ra' and 'log->one_page_buf' (at least) will leak.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.18.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47660

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-47.51
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1019.23
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1017.23
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1015.18
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1013.15
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1017.21
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1019.24
  • linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1002.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47660

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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red hat product security vex CVE-2021-47660 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: fs/ntfs3: Fix some memory leaks in an error handling path of 'log_replay()'

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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