{"cve":"CVE-2021-47171","nvd":{"published":"2024-03-25T10:15:08.917","modified":"2026-06-17T04:16:49.533","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: usb: fix memory leak in smsc75xx_bind\n\nSyzbot reported memory leak in smsc75xx_bind().\nThe problem was is non-freed memory in case of\nerrors after memory allocation.\n\nbacktrace:\n  [<ffffffff84245b62>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:556 [inline]\n  [<ffffffff84245b62>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:686 [inline]\n  [<ffffffff84245b62>] smsc75xx_bind+0x7a/0x334 drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c:1460\n  [<ffffffff82b5b2e6>] usbnet_probe+0x3b6/0xc30 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:1728","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://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200dbfcad8011e50c3cec269ed7b980836eeb1fa","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22c840596af0c09068b6cf948616e6496e59e07f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a8b29c6306d8bbfd92b614ef65a47c900d8e70","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635ac38b36255d3cfb8312cf7c471334f4d537e0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c886ac93f87ae7214a0c69151a28a8075dd95b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:47:51.568503435+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-47171","score":0.00241,"percentile":0.15275,"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."]}