CVE-2021-47403

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

ipack: ipoctal: fix module reference leak

A reference to the carrier module was taken on every open but was only released once when the final reference to the tty struct was dropped.

Fix this by taking the module reference and initialising the tty driver data when installing the tty.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 21, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2021-47403: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix