5.5

CVE-2021-47150: net: fec: fix the potential memory leak in fec_enet_init()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47150DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47150
Published 25-03-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-47150 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.2% 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
0.22%
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 14 · Related 13
SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1USN-7496-1

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: fix the potential memory leak in fec_enet_init() If the memory allocated for cbd_base is failed, it should free the memory allocated for the queues, otherwise it causes memory leak. And if the memory allocated for the queues is failed, it can return error directly.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% 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

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu86 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-268.302 | < 4.15.0-237.249 | < 5.4.0-80.90
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1143.149 | < 4.4.0-1181.196 | < 4.15.0-1180.193 | < 5.4.0-1054.57
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 59d0f746564495c7f54526674deabfcf101236a1, < 15102886bc8f5f29daaadf2d925591d564c17e9f | ≥ 59d0f746564495c7f54526674deabfcf101236a1, < 20255d41ac560397b6a07d8d87dcc5e2efc7672a | ≥ 59d0f746564495c7f54526674deabfcf101236a1, < 8ee7ef4a57a9e1228b6f345aaa70aa8951c7e9cd | ≥ 59d0f746564495c7f54526674deabfcf101236a1, < 32a1777fd113335c3f70dc445dffee0ad1c6870f | ≥ 59d0f746564495c7f54526674deabfcf101236a1, < 619fee9eb13b5d29e4267cb394645608088c28a8 | 3.18
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.18, < 4.19.193 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.124 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.42 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.12.9 | 5.13:rc1 | 5.13:rc2 | 5.13:rc3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.14.6-1

3 vendors · 89 products

References

16 links
Show all 16 references