CVE-2024-40997

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-07-12
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\ncpufreq: amd-pstate: fix memory leak on CPU EPP exit\nThe cpudata memory from kzalloc() in amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() is\nnot freed in the analogous exit function, so fix that.\n[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.1
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Low

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-7000	2024-09-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14