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CVE-2021-47236

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2024-05-21 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: cdc_eem: fix tx fixup skb leak when usbnet transmit a skb, eem fixup it in eem_tx_fixup(), if skb_copy_expand() failed, it return NULL, usbnet_start_xmit() will have no chance to free original skb. fix it by free orginal skb in eem_tx_fixup() first, then check skb clone status, if failed, return NULL to usbnet.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-401

References