CVE-2021-47296

kernel: KVM: PPC: Fix kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl vcpu_load leak

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 21, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

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

KVM: PPC: Fix kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl vcpu_load leak

vcpu_put is not called if the user copy fails. This can result in preempt notifier corruption and crashes, among other issues.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')