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CVE-2021-46944: media: staging/intel-ipu3: Fix memory leak in imu_fmt

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: staging/intel-ipu3: Fix memory leak in imu_fmt We are losing the reference to an allocated memory if try. Change the order of the check to avoid that.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.2.0 before 5.4.118; from 5.5.0 before 5.10.36; from 5.11.0 before 5.11.20; from 5.12.0 before 5.12.3 — fixed in 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3, 5.4.118

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3, 5.4.118. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d0e99c3ef6b0648535a31bf2eaabb4eff97b9e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3630901933afba1d16c462b04d569b7576339223
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/517f6f570566a863c2422b843c8b7d099474f6a9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74ba0adb5e983503b18a96121d965cad34ac7ce3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff792ae52005c85a2d829c153e08d99a356e007d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d0e99c3ef6b0648535a31bf2eaabb4eff97b9e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3630901933afba1d16c462b04d569b7576339223
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/517f6f570566a863c2422b843c8b7d099474f6a9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74ba0adb5e983503b18a96121d965cad34ac7ce3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff792ae52005c85a2d829c153e08d99a356e007d

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