Memory Leak Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELCORE-6335759
  • published29 Feb 2024
  • disclosed27 Feb 2024

Introduced: 27 Feb 2024

CVE-2020-36777  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core 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:

media: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free()

dvb_media_device_free() is leaking memory. Free dvbdev-&gt;adapter-&gt;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."

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