Resource Leak Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNEL-7460452
- published 16 Jul 2024
- disclosed 12 Jul 2024
Introduced: 12 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-40997 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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 ]
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