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Unscored CVE-2021-47237 EUVD-2021-33885GHSA-7r2w-9mrv-hfqg

net: hamradio: fix memory leak in mkiss_close

Published May 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: hamradio: fix memory leak in mkiss_close

My local syzbot instance hit memory leak in
mkiss_open()[1]. The problem was in missing
free_netdev() in mkiss_close().

In mkiss_open() netdevice is allocated and then
registered, but in mkiss_close() netdevice was
only unregistered, but not freed.

Fail log:

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff8880281ba000 (size 4096):
comm "syz-executor.1", pid 11443, jiffies 4295046091 (age 17.660s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
61 78 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ax0.............
00 27 fa 2a 80 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .'.*............
backtrace:
[<ffffffff81a27201>] kvmalloc_node+0x61/0xf0
[<ffffffff8706e7e8>] alloc_netdev_mqs+0x98/0xe80
[<ffffffff84e64192>] mkiss_open+0xb2/0x6f0 [1]
[<ffffffff842355db>] tty_ldisc_open+0x9b/0x110
[<ffffffff84236488>] tty_set_ldisc+0x2e8/0x670
[<ffffffff8421f7f3>] tty_ioctl+0xda3/0x1440
[<ffffffff81c9f273>] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200
[<ffffffff8911263a>] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0xb0
[<ffffffff89200068>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff8880141a9a00 (size 96):
comm "syz-executor.1", pid 11443, jiffies 4295046091 (age 17.660s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
e8 a2 1b 28 80 88 ff ff e8 a2 1b 28 80 88 ff ff ...(.......(....
98 92 9c aa b0 40 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .....@..........
backtrace:
[<ffffffff8709f68b>] __hw_addr_create_ex+0x5b/0x310
[<ffffffff8709fb38>] __hw_addr_add_ex+0x1f8/0x2b0
[<ffffffff870a0c7b>] dev_addr_init+0x10b/0x1f0
[<ffffffff8706e88b>] alloc_netdev_mqs+0x13b/0xe80
[<ffffffff84e64192>] mkiss_open+0xb2/0x6f0 [1]
[<ffffffff842355db>] tty_ldisc_open+0x9b/0x110
[<ffffffff84236488>] tty_set_ldisc+0x2e8/0x670
[<ffffffff8421f7f3>] tty_ioctl+0xda3/0x1440
[<ffffffff81c9f273>] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200
[<ffffffff8911263a>] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0xb0
[<ffffffff89200068>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff8880219bfc00 (size 512):
comm "syz-executor.1", pid 11443, jiffies 4295046091 (age 17.660s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 a0 1b 28 80 88 ff ff 80 8f b1 8d ff ff ff ff ...(............
80 8f b1 8d ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff81a27201>] kvmalloc_node+0x61/0xf0
[<ffffffff8706eec7>] alloc_netdev_mqs+0x777/0xe80
[<ffffffff84e64192>] mkiss_open+0xb2/0x6f0 [1]
[<ffffffff842355db>] tty_ldisc_open+0x9b/0x110
[<ffffffff84236488>] tty_set_ldisc+0x2e8/0x670
[<ffffffff8421f7f3>] tty_ioctl+0xda3/0x1440
[<ffffffff81c9f273>] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200
[<ffffffff8911263a>] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0xb0
[<ffffffff89200068>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888029b2b200 (size 256):
comm "syz-executor.1", pid 11443, jiffies 4295046091 (age 17.660s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff81a27201>] kvmalloc_node+0x61/0xf0
[<ffffffff8706f062>] alloc_netdev_mqs+0x912/0xe80
[<ffffffff84e64192>] mkiss_open+0xb2/0x6f0 [1]
[<ffffffff842355db>] tty_ldisc_open+0x9b/0x110
[<ffffffff84236488>] tty_set_ldisc+0x2e8/0x670
[<ffffffff8421f7f3>] tty_ioctl+0xda3/0x1440
[<ffffffff81c9f273>] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200
[<ffffffff8911263a>] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0xb0
[<ffffffff89200068>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.14 4.4.274

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.10.46-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.10.46-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.10.46-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-81.91 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1055.58 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1056.58 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1019.22 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1051.55 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1022.23 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1045.47 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1053.57 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1042.46 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-156.163 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1111.118 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1055.58~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1123.136 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1056.58~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1108.122 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1051.55~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-81.91~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1099.101 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1080.88 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1053.57~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1042.46~18.04.3 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1032.37 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2053.55 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2035.39 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1069.78 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2018.20 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips 4.4.0-1088.95 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-239.273 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1155.170 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1111.118~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1123.136~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1108.122~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-156.163~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.4.0-1118.128 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1080.88~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1117.123 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1123.136~14.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-239.273~14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.219.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.219.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.172.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.172.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_45 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.219.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_57 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.164.1.150300.18.96.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1

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