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CVE-2021-47009

kernel: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak on object td

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 28, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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

KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak on object td

Two error return paths are neglecting to free allocated object td, causing a memory leak. Fix this by returning via the error return path that securely kfree's td.

Fixes clang scan-build warning: security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm1.c:496:10: warning: Potential memory leak [unix.Malloc]

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime