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CVE-2020-36777

Published: Feb 27, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free() dvb_media_device_free() is leaking memory. Free `dvbdev->adapter->conn` before setting it to NULL, as documented in include/media/media-device.h: "The media_entity instance itself must be freed explicitly by the driver if required."

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
0230d60e4661d9ced6fb0b9a30f182ebdafbba7a - < 06854b943e0571ccbd7ad0a529babed1a98ff275
affected
0230d60e4661d9ced6fb0b9a30f182ebdafbba7a - < 32168ca1f123316848fffb85d059860adf3c409f
affected
0230d60e4661d9ced6fb0b9a30f182ebdafbba7a - < cd89f79be5d553c78202f686e8e4caa5fbe94e98
affected
0230d60e4661d9ced6fb0b9a30f182ebdafbba7a - < 9185b3b1c143b8da409c19ac5a785aa18d67a81b
affected
0230d60e4661d9ced6fb0b9a30f182ebdafbba7a - < 43263fd43083e412311fa764cd04a727b0c6a749

+3 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
4.5
unaffected
0 - < 4.5
unaffected
4.9.269 - <= 4.9.*
unaffected
4.14.233 - <= 4.14.*
unaffected
4.19.191 - <= 4.19.*

+5 more versions

References

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