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CVE-2024-27076: media: imx: csc/scaler: fix v4l2_ctrl_handler memory leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-01 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx: csc/scaler: fix v4l2_ctrl_handler memory leak Free the memory allocated in v4l2_ctrl_handler_init on release.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• Linux kernel: from 5.4 before 5.4.273; from 5.5 before 5.10.214; from 5.11 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11 — fixed in 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 5.4.273, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 5.4.273, 6.1.83. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42492b00156c03a79fd4851190aa63045d6a15ce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fe604bf9b5b09d2215225df55f22a4cbbc684
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c92224721a439d6350db5933a1060768dcd565e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c2e4efe1278cd2b230cdbf90a6cefbf00acc282
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df9a3c7044b847e9c4dc7e683fd64c6b873f328
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d0eebaf87cc9ccd05f779ec4a0589f95d6c18b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d164ddc21e986dd9ad614b4b01746e5457aeb24f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42492b00156c03a79fd4851190aa63045d6a15ce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fe604bf9b5b09d2215225df55f22a4cbbc684
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c92224721a439d6350db5933a1060768dcd565e

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