CVE-2024-53202

MEDIUM EPSS 12.0%
Published Dec 27, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 27, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix possible resource leak in fw_log_firmware_info() The alg instance should be released under the exception path, otherwise there may be resource leak here. To mitigate this, free the alg instance with crypto_free_shash when kmalloc fails.

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
12.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.4  –  <6.6.64
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.11.11
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.12  –  <6.12.2

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369a9c046c2fdfe037f05b43b84c386bdbccc103
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789a72498d32f88d24371c10985aceb46397056c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5d67d00ad17a5bd0920f455160dc2ccbd2dc78
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f380f895dbb2a11d62ca6df9e82d995f4bc26b84
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369a9c046c2fdfe037f05b43b84c386bdbccc103
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789a72498d32f88d24371c10985aceb46397056c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5d67d00ad17a5bd0920f455160dc2ccbd2dc78
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f380f895dbb2a11d62ca6df9e82d995f4bc26b84
    Patch