Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-42263
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/v3d: Fix potential memory leak in the timestamp 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 753ce4fea62182c77e1691ab4f9022008f25b62e)
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 9ba0ff3e083f6a4a0b6698f06bfff74805fefa5f, 6.8, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42263?
- CVE-2024-42263 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-2024-42263?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.