CVE-2021-47330: linux
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47330DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47330
Published 21-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-47330 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 21-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: 8250: serial_cs: Fix a memory leak in error handling path In the probe function, if the final 'serial_config()' fails, 'info' is leaking. Add a resource handling path to free this memory.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu88 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-274.308 | < 4.15.0-156.163 | < 5.4.0-88.99
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1149.155 | < 4.4.0-1187.202 | < 4.15.0-1111.118 | < 5.4.0-1057.60
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < b5a2799cd62ed30c81b22c23028d9ee374e2138c | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < 331f5923fce4f45b8170ccf06c529e8eb28f37bc | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < 34f4590f5ec9859ea9136249f528173d150bd584 | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < cddee5c287e26f6b2ba5c0ffdfc3a846f2f10461 | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < ee16bed959862a6de2913f71a04cb563d7237b67 | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < 7a80f71601af015856a0aeb1e3c294037ac3dd32 | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < c39cf4df19acf0133fa284a8cd83fad42cd13cc2 | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < b2ef1f5de40342de44fc5355321595f91774dab5 | ≥ 15b99ac1729503db9e6dc642a50b9b6cb3bf51f9, < fad92b11047a748c996ebd6cfb164a63814eeb2e | 2.6.17
- linux_kernel< 4.4.276 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.276 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.240 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.198 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.134 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.52 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.12.19 | ≥ 5.13, < 5.13.4
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.14.6-1
3 vendors · 91 products