5.5

CVE-2021-46962: mmc: uniphier-sd: Fix a resource leak in the remove function

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46962DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46962
Published 27-02-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-46962 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1

Timeline

  1. 27-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: uniphier-sd: Fix a resource leak in the remove function A 'tmio_mmc_host_free()' call is missing in the remove function, in order to balance a 'tmio_mmc_host_alloc()' call in the probe. This is done in the error handling path of the probe, but not in the remove function. Add the missing call.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu82 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-77.86
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1051.53
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 3fd784f745dd1747863775a99ec749619ee6759c, < 0d8941b9b2d3e7b3481fdf43b1a6189d162175b7 | ≥ 3fd784f745dd1747863775a99ec749619ee6759c, < 25ac6ce65f1ab458982d15ec1caf441acd37106a | ≥ 3fd784f745dd1747863775a99ec749619ee6759c, < ebe0f12cf4c044f812c6d17011531582f9ac8bb3 | ≥ 3fd784f745dd1747863775a99ec749619ee6759c, < d6e7fda496978f2763413b5523557b38dc2bf6c2 | ≥ 3fd784f745dd1747863775a99ec749619ee6759c, < e29c84857e2d51aa017ce04284b962742fb97d9e | 4.20
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.118 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.36 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.11.20 | ≥ 5.12, < 5.12.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.10.38-1

3 vendors · 85 products

References

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