Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-27039

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: hisilicon: hi3559a: Fix an erroneous devm_kfree() 'p_clk' is an array allocated just before the for loop for all clk that need to be registered. It is incremented at each loop iteration. If a clk_register() call fails, 'p_clk' may point to something different from what should be freed. The best we can do, is to avoid this wrong release of memory.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.6th 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27039?
CVE-2024-27039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-27039?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.