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CVE-2020-36777

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 leakin…

Impact

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."

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 4.5.0 before 4.9.269
from 4.10.0 before 4.14.233
from 4.15.0 before 4.19.191
from 4.20.0 before 5.4.118
from 5.5.0 before 5.10.36
from 5.11.0 before 5.11.20

Weakness classification

CWE-401

References