CVE-2024-40936

MEDIUM EPSS 16.1%
Published Jul 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix memregion leaks in devm_cxl_add_region() Move the mode verification to __create_region() before allocating the memregion to avoid the memregion leaks.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.3  –  <6.6.35
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.9.6
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49ba7b515c4c0719b866d16f068e62d16a8a3dd1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb5d8746381c82f7e0fb6171094d375b492f266
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8316838aa0686da63a8be4194b7a17b0103ae4a
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49ba7b515c4c0719b866d16f068e62d16a8a3dd1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb5d8746381c82f7e0fb6171094d375b492f266
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8316838aa0686da63a8be4194b7a17b0103ae4a
    Patch