5.5

CVE-2021-47473: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47473DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47473
Published 22-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-47473 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.2% 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
0.21%
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 11 · Related 11
SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1

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: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els() Commit 8c0eb596baa5 ("[SCSI] qla2xxx: Fix a memory leak in an error path of qla2x00_process_els()"), intended to change: bsg_job->request->msgcode == FC_BSG_HST_ELS_NOLOGIN bsg_job->request->msgcode != FC_BSG_RPT_ELS but changed it to: bsg_job->request->msgcode == FC_BSG_RPT_ELS instead. Change the == to a != to avoid leaking the fcport structure or freeing unallocated memory.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% 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.

Ubuntu90 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 8c0eb596baa51f2b43949c698c644727ef17805c, < 96f0aebf29be25254fa585af43924e34aa21fd9a | ≥ 8c0eb596baa51f2b43949c698c644727ef17805c, < a7fbb56e6c941d9f59437b96412a348e66388d3e | ≥ 8c0eb596baa51f2b43949c698c644727ef17805c, < 7fb223d0ad801f633c78cbe42b1d1b55f5d163ad | 3.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.11, < 5.10.76 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.14.15 | 5.15:rc1 | 5.15:rc2 | 5.15:rc3 | 5.15:rc4 | 5.15:rc5 | 5.15:rc6
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.14.16-1

3 vendors · 93 products

References

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