Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-47171: ELSA-2024-12606: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-47171: ELSA-2024-12606: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/25/2024
Created
06/07/2024
Added
06/06/2024
Modified
12/06/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: fix memory leak in smsc75xx_bind Syzbot reported memory leak in smsc75xx_bind(). The problem was is non-freed memory in case of errors after memory allocation. backtrace: [<ffffffff84245b62>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:556 [inline] [<ffffffff84245b62>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:686 [inline] [<ffffffff84245b62>] smsc75xx_bind+0x7a/0x334 drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c:1460 [<ffffffff82b5b2e6>] usbnet_probe+0x3b6/0xc30 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1728

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
  • Lightweight Endpoint Agent
  • Live Dashboards
  • Real Risk Prioritization
  • IT-Integrated Remediation Projects
  • Cloud, Virtual, and Container Assessment
  • Integrated Threat Feeds
  • Easy-to-Use RESTful API
  • Automation-Assisted Patching
  • Automated Containment
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;