CVE-2021-47049
kernel: Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use after free in __vmbus_open()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 28, 2024
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use after free in __vmbus_open()
The "open_info" variable is added to the &vmbus_connection.chn_msg_list, but the error handling frees "open_info" without removing it from the list. This will result in a use after free. First remove it from the list, and then free it.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free