Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. The user mode driver (UMD) has a copy_process() memory leak, related to a lack of cleanup steps in kernel/usermode_driver.c and kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c, aka CID-f60a85cad677.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.11Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f60a85cad677c4f9bb4cadd764f1d106c38c7cf8Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RZGMUP6QEHJJEKPMLKOSPWYMW7PXFC2M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VTADK5ELGTATGW2RK3K5MBJ2WGYCPZCM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKRNELXLVFDY6Y5XDMWLIH3VKIMQXLLR/
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.11Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f60a85cad677c4f9bb4cadd764f1d106c38c7cf8Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RZGMUP6QEHJJEKPMLKOSPWYMW7PXFC2M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VTADK5ELGTATGW2RK3K5MBJ2WGYCPZCM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKRNELXLVFDY6Y5XDMWLIH3VKIMQXLLR/
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 30, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified