CVE-2021-45480
First published: Fri Dec 24 2021(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.15.11. There is a memory leak in the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c in a certain combination of circumstances.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <5.15.11 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
| ubuntu/linux | <5.4.0-105.119 | 5.4.0-105.119 |
| ubuntu/linux | <5.13.0-37.42 | 5.13.0-37.42 |
| ubuntu/linux | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws | <5.4.0-1069.73 | 5.4.0-1069.73 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws | <5.13.0-1019.21 | 5.13.0-1019.21 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13 | <5.13.0-1019.21~20.04.1 | 5.13.0-1019.21~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4 | <5.4.0-1069.73~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1069.73~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-fips | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-hwe | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure | <5.4.0-1073.76 | 5.4.0-1073.76 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure | <5.13.0-1021.24 | 5.13.0-1021.24 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-4.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13 | <5.13.0-1021.24~20.04.1 | 5.13.0-1021.24~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4 | <5.4.0-1073.76~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1073.76~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-edge | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde | <5.4.0-1073.76 | 5.4.0-1073.76 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fips | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-bluefield | <5.4.0-1032.35 | 5.4.0-1032.35 |
| ubuntu/linux-bluefield | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-dell300x | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-fips | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp | <5.4.0-1068.72 | 5.4.0-1068.72 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp | <5.13.0-1021.25 | 5.13.0-1021.25 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-4.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13 | <5.13.0-1021.25~20.04.1 | 5.13.0-1021.25~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4 | <5.4.0-1068.72~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1068.72~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke | <5.4.0-1066.69 | 5.4.0-1066.69 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.0 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.3 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4 | <5.4.0-1066.69~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1066.69~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop | <5.4.0-1037.38 | 5.4.0-1037.38 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4 | <5.4.0-1037.38~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1037.38~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13 | <5.13.0-37.42~20.04.1 | 5.13.0-37.42~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4 | <5.4.0-105.119~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-105.119~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm | <5.4.0-1018.20 | 5.4.0-1018.20 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4 | <5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-iot | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-kvm | <5.4.0-1059.62 | 5.4.0-1059.62 |
| ubuntu/linux-kvm | <5.13.0-1018.19 | 5.13.0-1018.19 |
| ubuntu/linux-kvm | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-laptop | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-lts-xenial | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-nvidia | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.14 | <5.14.0-1022.24 | 5.14.0-1022.24 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-osp1 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle | <5.4.0-1067.72 | 5.4.0-1067.72 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle | <5.13.0-1023.28 | 5.13.0-1023.28 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13 | <5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1 | 5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4 | <5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi | <5.4.0-1056.63 | 5.4.0-1056.63 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi | <5.13.0-1022.24 | 5.13.0-1022.24 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4 | <5.4.0-1056.63~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1056.63~18.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi2 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi2-5.3 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv | <5.13.0-1017.19 | 5.13.0-1017.19 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-snapdragon | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-starfive | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5 | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp | <5.16~<5.4.168<5.15.11 | 5.16~ 5.4.168 5.15.11 |
| debian/linux | 5.10.218-1 5.10.221-1 6.1.94-1 6.1.99-1 6.9.12-1 6.10.3-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2021-45480
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5278-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5337-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5338-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5368-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5377-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45480
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45480
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-45480
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/aced3ce57cd37b5ca332bcacd370d01f5a8c5371
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45480
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- agent/remedy
- agent/severity
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/references
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/tags
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/linux
- canonical/linux linux kernel
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/9.0
- version/debian debian linux/10.0
- version/debian debian linux/11.0
- package-manager/ubuntu
- package-manager/debian