CVE-2020-36777

media: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free()

published February 27, 2024

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free()

dvb_media_device_free() is leaking memory. Free `dvbdev->adapter->conn`

before setting it to NULL, as documented in include/media/media-device.h:

"The media_entity instance itself must be freed explicitly by the driver

if required."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00242 · 14.5th percentile
Published
2024-02-27T18:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 FEB 18:40Z
    media: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free()
    cvelistv5