CVE-2024-27077 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.87

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CVE-2024-27077 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.87

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: a8c2d46c1cd0446647c3cd07868b5b85ba2ae2f6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-mem2mem.c /drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-mem2mem.c

Vulnerability Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l2-mem2mem: fix a memleak in v4l2_m2m_register_entity The entity->name (i.e. name) is allocated in v4l2_m2m_register_entity but isn't freed in its following error-handling paths. This patch adds such deallocation to prevent memleak of entity->name.

Publish Date: 2024-05-01

URL: CVE-2024-27077

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024050134-CVE-2024-27077-3482@gregkh/T/#u

Release Date: 2024-05-01

Fix Resolution: v4.19.311,v5.4.273,v5.10.214,v5.15.153,v6.1.83,v6.6.23,v6.7.11,v6.8.2

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.