5.5

CVE-2021-47443: NFC: digital: fix possible memory leak in digital_tg_listen_mdaa()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47443DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47443
Published 22-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-47443 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.3% 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 (CVE.org)
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 8 · Related 8
SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1

Timeline

  1. 22-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFC: digital: fix possible memory leak in digital_tg_listen_mdaa() 'params' is allocated in digital_tg_listen_mdaa(), but not free when digital_send_cmd() failed, which will cause memory leak. Fix it by freeing 'params' if digital_send_cmd() return failed.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

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

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu87 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-166.174 | < 5.4.0-92.103
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1118.125 | < 5.4.0-1061.64
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < 429054ec51e648d241a7e0b465cf44f6633334c5 | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < a67d47e32c91e2b10402cb8c081774cbf08edb2e | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < b7b023e6ff567e991c31cd425b0e1d16779c938b | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < 9881b0c860649f27ef2565deef011e516390f416 | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < 7ab488d7228a9dceb2456867f1f0919decf6efed | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < 3f2960b39f22e26cf8addae93c3f5884d1c183c9 | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < 564249219e5b5673a8416b5181875d828c3f1e8c | ≥ 1c7a4c24fbfd99442cc6e14dc80fcb00f118e8b8, < 58e7dcc9ca29c14e44267a4d0ea61e3229124907 | 3.13
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.13, < 4.4.290 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.288 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.252 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.213 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.155 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.75 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.14.14 | 5.15:rc1 | 5.15:rc2 | 5.15:rc3 | 5.15:rc4 | 5.15:rc5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.14.16-1

3 vendors · 90 products

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