What is CVE-2024-25740?

CVE-2024-25740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-25740?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-25740 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2024-25740

A memory leak flaw was found in the UBI driver in drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 for UBI_IOCATT, because kobj->name is not released.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25740?: CVE-2024-25740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-25740?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-25740 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.