media: platform: allegro-dvt: Fix possible memory leak in allocate_buffers_internal()
Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: allegro-dvt: Fix possible memory leak in allocate_buffers_internal() The buffer in the loop should be released under the exception path, otherwise there may be a memory leak here. To mitigate this, free the buffer when allegro_alloc_buffer fails.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00236 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 +4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.3 and later | 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.3 and later Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 to before 5.4.287; 5.5 to before 5.10.231; 5.11 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.64; 6.7 to before 6.12.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 to before 5.4.287; 5.5 to before 5.10.231; 5.11 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.64; 6.7 to before 6.12.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56572
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7pw-25q4-98v7
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf642904be39ae0d441dbdfa8f485e0a46260be4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74a65313578b35e1239966adfa7ac2bdd60caf00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f72a738864b506ab50b4a6cb3ce3c3e04b71af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e5613666209be4e5be1f1894f1a6014a8a0658
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6712a28a4f923ffdf51cff267ad05a634ee1babc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891b5790bee8fc6ddba17874dd87a646128d0b99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f514068fbc5d4d189c817adc7c4e32cffdc2e47
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Sources
- CVE-2024-56572 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56572 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7pw-25q4-98v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-56572 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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