ACPI: processor_idle: Fix memory leak in acpi_processor_power_exit()
After unregistering the CPU idle device, the memory associated with
it is not freed, leading to a memory leak:
unreferenced object 0xffff896282f6c000 (size 1024):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294893170
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 0b 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc 8836a742):
[<ffffffff993495ed>] kmalloc_trace+0x29d/0x340
[<ffffffff9972f3b3>] acpi_processor_power_init+0xf3/0x1c0
[<ffffffff9972d263>] __acpi_processor_start+0xd3/0xf0
[<ffffffff9972d2bc>] acpi_processor_start+0x2c/0x50
[<ffffffff99805872>] really_probe+0xe2/0x480
[<ffffffff99805c98>] __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x160
[<ffffffff99805daf>] driver_probe_device+0x1f/0x90
[<ffffffff9980601e>] __driver_attach+0xce/0x1c0
[<ffffffff99803170>] bus_for_each_dev+0x70/0xc0
[<ffffffff99804822>] bus_add_driver+0x112/0x210
[<ffffffff99807245>] driver_register+0x55/0x100
[<ffffffff9aee4acb>] acpi_processor_driver_init+0x3b/0xc0
[<ffffffff990012d1>] do_one_initcall+0x41/0x300
[<ffffffff9ae7c4b0>] kernel_init_freeable+0x320/0x470
[<ffffffff99b231f6>] kernel_init+0x16/0x1b0
[<ffffffff99042e6d>] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
Fix this by freeing the CPU idle device after unregistering it.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-3840-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3842-1 | linux-5.10 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5681-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6816-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6817-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6817-2 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6817-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6820-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6820-2 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6821-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6821-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6821-3 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6821-4 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6828-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6871-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6878-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6892-1 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6896-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6896-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6896-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6896-4 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6896-5 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6919-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Tue, 12 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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| References |
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Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time appeared |
Debian
Debian debian Linux Linux Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Debian
Debian debian Linux Linux Linux linux Kernel |
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat rhel Eus
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat rhel Eus
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
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Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:45:00 +0000
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| References |
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Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
| Metrics |
ssvc
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-12T12:14:19.822Z
Reserved: 2024-02-19T14:20:24.186Z
Link: CVE-2024-26894
Updated: 2024-08-02T00:21:05.515Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-04-17T11:15:10.630
Modified: 2026-05-12T13:16:15.047
Link: CVE-2024-26894
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