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HistoryJun 03, 2024 - 12:02 p.m.

CVE-2024-36940

2024-06-0312:02:03
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linux kernel
pinctrl
vulnerability
double free
devm managed pointer
mutex destruction

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.2%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: core: delete incorrect free in pinctrl_enable() The “pctldev” struct is allocated in devm_pinctrl_register_and_init(). It’s a devm_ managed pointer that is freed by devm_pinctrl_dev_release(), so freeing it in pinctrl_enable() will lead to a double free. The devm_pinctrl_dev_release() function frees the pindescs and destroys the mutex as well.

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.2%