vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-47466: kernel: mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 22, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Nov 14, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 22, 2024
Added
Sep 25, 2024
Modified
Nov 14, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open()
In error path, the random_seq of slub cache might be leaked. Fix this
by using __kmem_cache_release() to release all the relevant resources.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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