Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-45480

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.

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Affected products

Debian/linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.15.11
- (no CPE)range: <5.15.11
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Patches

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References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f9562ebe710c307adc5f666bf1a2162ee7977c0nvdPatchVendor Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.11nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096nvdThird Party Advisory

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