CVE-2020-36777

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Memory Leak

Title source: llm

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."

References (8)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06854b943e0571ccbd7ad0a529babed1a98ff275

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32168ca1f123316848fffb85d059860adf3c409f

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43263fd43083e412311fa764cd04a727b0c6a749

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9185b3b1c143b8da409c19ac5a785aa18d67a81b

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad15e214fcd73694ea51967d86055f47b802066

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf9a40ae8d722f281a2721779595d6df1c33a0bf

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd89f79be5d553c78202f686e8e4caa5fbe94e98

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cede24d13be6c2a62be6d7ceea63c2719b0cfa82

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 1.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.9.269

Timeline

Published Feb 27, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026