CVE-2024-38611
MEDIUMLinux kernel - Resource Leak
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: et8ek8: Don't strip remove function when driver is builtin Using __exit for the remove function results in the remove callback being discarded with CONFIG_VIDEO_ET8EK8=y. When such a device gets unbound (e.g. using sysfs or hotplug), the driver is just removed without the cleanup being performed. This results in resource leaks. Fix it by compiling in the remove callback unconditionally. This also fixes a W=1 modpost warning: WARNING: modpost: drivers/media/i2c/et8ek8/et8ek8: section mismatch in reference: et8ek8_i2c_driver+0x10 (section: .data) -> et8ek8_remove (section: .exit.text)
References (9)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.7%
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 (7)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.10.236
linux/Kernel
< 5.10.236linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.15.180linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.1.133linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.6.33linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.8.12linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.9.3linux
Timeline
Published
Jun 19, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026