CVE-2021-4453
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.4 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 26, 2025
CWE ID 295
Summary
CVE-2021-4453 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel that has been addressed. In specific AMD graphics drivers, memory was allocated for gpu_metrics_table during initialization but not freed during deinitialization in the function smu_v12_0_fini_smc_tables(). This oversight could lead to a memory leak, potentially impacting system performance and stability. The vulnerability has been rectified to prevent such unintended memory retention.
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