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Red Hat: CVE-2024-38627: kernel: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device() (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-38627: kernel: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/21/2024
Created
08/13/2024
Added
08/12/2024
Modified
08/12/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device() The put_device(&stm->dev) call will trigger stm_device_release() which frees "stm" so the vfree(stm) on the next line is a double free.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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