CVE-2024-50064: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: free secondary algorithms names We need to kfree() secondary algorithms names when reset zram device that had multi-streams, otherwise we leak memory. [senozhatsky@chromium.org: kfree(NULL) is legal]
CVE-2024-50064CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2024-50064: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: free secondary algorithms names We need to kfree() secondary algorithms names when reset zram device that had multi-streams, otherwise we leak memory. [senozhatsky@chromium.org: kfree(NULL) is legal]

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
12.26%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: free secondary algorithms names We need to kfree() secondary algorithms names when reset zram device that had multi-streams, otherwise we leak memory. [senozhatsky@chromium.org: kfree(NULL) is legal]

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