CVE-2024-43871

low-risk
Published 2024-08-21

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devres: Fix memory leakage caused by driver API devm_free_percpu() It will cause memory leakage when use driver API devm_free_percpu() to free memory allocated by devm_alloc_percpu(), fixed by using devres_release() instead of devres_destroy() within devm_free_percpu().

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3047f99caec240a88ccd06197af2868da1af6a96
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dcd0673e47664bc6c719ad47dadac6d55d5950d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700e8abd65b10792b2f179ce4e858f2ca2880f85
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95065edb8ebb27771d5f1e898eef6ab43dc6c87c
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b044588a16a978cd891cb3d665dd7ae06850d5bf
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b67552d7c61f52f1271031adfa7834545ae99701
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd50a974097bb82d52a458bd3ee39fb723129a0c
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56dcdca8f2a53abc3a83d388b8336447533d85
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal