CVE-2024-36967 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime30 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+4 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 8
Latest updateSep 18

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak in tpm2_key_encode() 'scratch' is never freed. Fix this by calling kfree() in the success, and in the error case.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages9 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.13 — 5.15.160+4
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.94-1+2
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-118.128+1

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

14
OSV
linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities↗2024-09-18
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OSV
linux-hwe-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2024-08-21
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OSV
linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2024-08-13
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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2024-08-13
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OSV
linux-lowlatency, linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2024-08-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

14
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-09-18
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2024-08-21
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2024-08-13
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2024-08-13
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-08-13
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2024-36967 kernel: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak in tpm2_key_encode()↗2024-06-14
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