CVE - CVE-2020-36777

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-36777	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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."
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06854b943e0571ccbd7ad0a529babed1a98ff275 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06854b943e0571ccbd7ad0a529babed1a98ff275 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32168ca1f123316848fffb85d059860adf3c409f URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32168ca1f123316848fffb85d059860adf3c409f MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43263fd43083e412311fa764cd04a727b0c6a749 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43263fd43083e412311fa764cd04a727b0c6a749 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9185b3b1c143b8da409c19ac5a785aa18d67a81b URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9185b3b1c143b8da409c19ac5a785aa18d67a81b MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad15e214fcd73694ea51967d86055f47b802066 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad15e214fcd73694ea51967d86055f47b802066 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf9a40ae8d722f281a2721779595d6df1c33a0bf URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf9a40ae8d722f281a2721779595d6df1c33a0bf MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd89f79be5d553c78202f686e8e4caa5fbe94e98 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd89f79be5d553c78202f686e8e4caa5fbe94e98 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cede24d13be6c2a62be6d7ceea63c2719b0cfa82 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cede24d13be6c2a62be6d7ceea63c2719b0cfa82
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20240226	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240226)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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