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NOTICE UPDATED - April, 25th 2024

NIST has updated the NVD program announcement page with additional information regarding recent concerns and the temporary delays in enrichment efforts.

CVE-2021-46996 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nftables: Fix a memleak from userdata error path in new objects Release object name if userdata allocation fails.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c784a500f5edd337258b0fdb2f31bc9abde1a23
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59fa98bfa1f4013d658d990cac88c87b46ff410c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85dfd816fabfc16e71786eda0a33a7046688b5b0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3bebf515f336214a91994348a2b86b9a1d3d7f

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-46996
NVD Published Date:
02/28/2024
NVD Last Modified:
02/28/2024
Source:
kernel.org