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."
Published: 2024-02-27
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:15:00 +0000

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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T13:42:41.832Z

Reserved: 2024-02-26T17:07:27.434Z

Link: CVE-2020-36777

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:07.001Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-27T19:04:05.760

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:30:17.220

Link: CVE-2020-36777

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-36777 - Bugzilla

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