Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-42262
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Fix potential memory leak in the performance extension If fetching of userspace memory fails during the main loop, all drm sync objs looked up until that point will be leaked because of the missing drm_syncobj_put. Fix it by exporting and using a common cleanup helper. (cherry picked from commit 484de39fa5f5b7bd0c5f2e2c5265167250ef7501)
EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th 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 — versions bae7cb5d68001a8d4ceec5964dda74bb9aab7220, 6.8, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42262?
- CVE-2024-42262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42262?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.