CVE-2021-47671

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: etas_es58x: es58x_rx_err_msg(): fix memory leak in error path In es58x_rx_err_msg(), if can->do_set_mode() fails, the function directly returns without calling netif_rx(skb). This means that the skb previously allocated by alloc_can_err_skb() is not freed. In other terms, this is a memory leak. This patch simply removes the return statement in the error branch and let the function continue. Issue was found with GCC -fanalyzer, please follow the link below for details.

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-47671 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2021-47671.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f389e1276a5389c92cef860c9fde8e1c802a871
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb0881aec26099089f12ae850aebd93190b1dfe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9447f768bc8c60623e4bb3ce65b8f4654d33a50
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025041735-CVE-2021-47671-9b1a@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47671
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47671