5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-36967
Linux Kernel KEYs Trusted Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak in tpm2_key_encode() 'scratch' is never freed. Fix this by calling kfree() in the success, and in the error case.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 17, 2024, 5:03 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-36967 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-36967 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/189c768932d435045b1fae12bf63e53866f06a28 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/189c768932d435045b1fae12bf63e53866f06a28 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e6914fa8e7798bcf3ce4a5b96ea4ac1d5571cdf No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e6914fa8e7798bcf3ce4a5b96ea4ac1d5571cdf Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d91238b590bd883c86ba7707c5c9096469c08b7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d91238b590bd883c86ba7707c5c9096469c08b7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf26a92f560eed5d6ddc3d441cc645950cbabc56 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf26a92f560eed5d6ddc3d441cc645950cbabc56 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62835264d0352be6086975f18fdfed2b5520b13 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62835264d0352be6086975f18fdfed2b5520b13 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffcaa2172cc1a85ddb8b783de96d38ca8855e248 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffcaa2172cc1a85ddb8b783de96d38ca8855e248 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.13 up to (excluding) 5.15.160 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.92 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.32 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.8.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9 up to (excluding) 6.9.2
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: trusted: Fix memory leak in tpm2_key_encode() 'scratch' is never freed. Fix this by calling kfree() in the success, and in the error case.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e6914fa8e7798bcf3ce4a5b96ea4ac1d5571cdf [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d91238b590bd883c86ba7707c5c9096469c08b7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62835264d0352be6086975f18fdfed2b5520b13 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/189c768932d435045b1fae12bf63e53866f06a28 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf26a92f560eed5d6ddc3d441cc645950cbabc56 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffcaa2172cc1a85ddb8b783de96d38ca8855e248 [No types assigned]
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