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CVE-2024-38627: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device()

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-06-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: stm class: Fix a double free in stm_register_device() The put_device(&stm->dev) call will trigger stm_device_release() which frees "stm" so the vfree(stm) on the next line is a double free.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.7 before 4.19.316; from 4.20 before 5.4.278; from 5.5 before 5.10.219; from 5.11 before 5.15.161; from 5.16 before 6.1.93; from 6.2 before 6.6.33 — fixed in 4.19.316, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 5.4.278, 6.1.93, 6.6.33

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.316, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 5.4.278. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/370c480410f60b90ba3e96abe73ead21ec827b20
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df463865ba42b8f88a590326f4c9ea17a1ce459
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfd48bb6e62512b9c392c5002c11e1e3b18d247
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc30ef8eb6d8f8d6df43152264bbf8835d99931
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713fc00c571dde4af3db2dbd5d1b0eadc327817b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7419df1acffbcc90037f6b5a2823e81389659b36
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0450d3f38e7c6c0a7c0afd4182976ee15573695
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d782a2db8f7ac49c33b9ca3e835500a28667d1be
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/370c480410f60b90ba3e96abe73ead21ec827b20
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df463865ba42b8f88a590326f4c9ea17a1ce459
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfd48bb6e62512b9c392c5002c11e1e3b18d247
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc30ef8eb6d8f8d6df43152264bbf8835d99931

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