CVE-2024-53202
firmware_loader: Fix possible resource leak in fw_log_firmware_info()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
02fe26f25325b547b7a31a65deb0326c04bb5174 < 789a72498d32f88d24371c10985aceb46397056c 02fe26f25325b547b7a31a65deb0326c04bb5174 < eb5d67d00ad17a5bd0920f455160dc2ccbd2dc78 02fe26f25325b547b7a31a65deb0326c04bb5174 < f380f895dbb2a11d62ca6df9e82d995f4bc26b84 02fe26f25325b547b7a31a65deb0326c04bb5174 < 369a9c046c2fdfe037f05b43b84c386bdbccc103
Linux / Linux
6.4
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789a72498d32f88d24371c10985aceb46397056c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5d67d00ad17a5bd0920f455160dc2ccbd2dc78 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f380f895dbb2a11d62ca6df9e82d995f4bc26b84 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369a9c046c2fdfe037f05b43b84c386bdbccc103