In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix possible resource leak in fw_log_firmware_info() The alg instance should be released under the exception path, otherwise there may be resource leak here. To mitigate this, free the alg instance with crypto_free_shash when kmalloc fails.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369a9c046c2fdfe037f05b43b84c386bdbccc103 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789a72498d32f88d24371c10985aceb46397056c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5d67d00ad17a5bd0920f455160dc2ccbd2dc78 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f380f895dbb2a11d62ca6df9e82d995f4bc26b84 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122727-CVE-2024-53202-f699@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53202 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53202 cve-icon
History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-404

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix possible resource leak in fw_log_firmware_info() The alg instance should be released under the exception path, otherwise there may be resource leak here. To mitigate this, free the alg instance with crypto_free_shash when kmalloc fails.
Title firmware_loader: Fix possible resource leak in fw_log_firmware_info()
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-12-27T13:49:48.678Z

Updated: 2025-10-01T20:07:20.042Z

Reserved: 2024-11-19T17:17:25.019Z

Link: CVE-2024-53202

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T15:38:18.769Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-12-27T14:15:27.970

Modified: 2025-10-01T20:17:20.450

Link: CVE-2024-53202

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-53202 - Bugzilla