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CVE-2024-40997 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix memory leak on CPU EPP exit The cpudata memory from kzalloc() in amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() is not freed in the analogous exit function, so fix that. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448efb7ea0bfa2c4e27c5a2eb5684fd225cd12cd Mailing List  Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448efb7ea0bfa2c4e27c5a2eb5684fd225cd12cd Mailing List  Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8015c17fe11a8608cc3eb83d0ab831e1845a9582 Mailing List  Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8015c17fe11a8608cc3eb83d0ab831e1845a9582 Mailing List  Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea04f3d9aeebda9d9c063c0dfa71e739c322c81 Mailing List  Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea04f3d9aeebda9d9c063c0dfa71e739c322c81 Mailing List  Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-40997
NVD Published Date:
07/12/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
kernel.org