CVE-2021-47074
kernel: nvme-loop: fix memory leak in nvme_loop_create_ctrl()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 1, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-loop: fix memory leak in nvme_loop_create_ctrl()
When creating loop ctrl in nvme_loop_create_ctrl(), if nvme_init_ctrl() fails, the loop ctrl should be freed before jumping to the "out" label.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-402 · Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')