CVE-2020-36777

Medium

Description

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."

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability15. percentile0.2%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 27, 2024
First seenFeb 27, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.9.269, 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.5.0 ≤ v < 4.9.269, 4.10.0 ≤ v < 4.14.233, 4.15.0 ≤ v < 4.19.191, 4.20.0 ≤ v < 5.4.118, 5.5.0 ≤ v < 5.10.36, 5.11.0 ≤ v < 5.11.20, 5.12.0 ≤ v < 5.12.34.9.269, 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.4.118, 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3

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