{"cve":"CVE-2021-45480","nvd":{"published":"2021-12-24T23:15:07.237","modified":"2026-06-17T04:13:27.057","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["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"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:26:33.761856376+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-45480","score":0.0038,"percentile":0.31998,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}