CVE-2024-40932 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-402 — Resource Leak44 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV5.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 12
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/exynos/vidi: fix memory leak in .get_modes() The duplicated EDID is never freed. Fix it.

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 Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.20 — 5.4.279+7
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.221-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-195.215+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxce6cb556c9fc95d69c661f8da0e3e410a4e6565a — 540ca99729e28dbe902b01039a3b4bd74520a819+8
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.99-1 (bookworm)

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

21
OSV
linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities↗2024-10-01
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OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2024-09-26
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OSV
linux-azure-fde-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2024-09-25
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OSV
linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2024-09-23
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OSV
linux-hwe-6.8↗2024-09-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

22
CISA ICS
Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS↗2025-08-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-10-01
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-09-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-09-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-09-23
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