CVE-2024-56572

low-risk
Published 2024-12-27

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: allegro-dvt: Fix possible memory leak in allocate_buffers_internal() The buffer in the loop should be released under the exception path, otherwise there may be a memory leak here. To mitigate this, free the buffer when allegro_alloc_buffer fails.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% 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 (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f514068fbc5d4d189c817adc7c4e32cffdc2e47
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e5613666209be4e5be1f1894f1a6014a8a0658
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f72a738864b506ab50b4a6cb3ce3c3e04b71af
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712a28a4f923ffdf51cff267ad05a634ee1babc
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74a65313578b35e1239966adfa7ac2bdd60caf00
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891b5790bee8fc6ddba17874dd87a646128d0b99
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf642904be39ae0d441dbdfa8f485e0a46260be4
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal