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."
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T06:58:44.805Z

Reserved: 2024-02-26T17:07:27.434Z

Link: CVE-2020-36777

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:07.001Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-27T19:04:05.760

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:30:17.220

Link: CVE-2020-36777

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-36777 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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