CVE-2024-40997
MEDIUMLinux kernel - Memory Leak
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix memory leak on CPU EPP exit The cpudata memory from kzalloc() in amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() is not freed in the analogous exit function, so fix that. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
3.5%
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 (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.6.36
linux/Kernel
< 6.6.36linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.9.7linux
Timeline
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026