drm/nouveau/debugfs: fix file release memory leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau/debugfs: fix file release memory leak When using single_open() for opening, single_release() should be called, otherwise the 'op' allocated in single_open() will be leaked.
- Published
- May 21, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-401
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel4.5 and later · before 4.9.287
- linux linux kernel4.10 and later · before 4.14.251
- linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.211
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.153
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.73
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.14.12
- linux linux kernel5.15
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 4.5affected
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before df0c9418923679bc6d0060bdb1b5bf2c755159e0affected · git
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before 9f9d4c88b2edc7924e19c44909cfc3fa4e4d3d43affected · git
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before 1508b09945bde393326a9dab73b1fc35f672d771affected · git
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before 11cd944bb87d9e575b94c07c952105eda745b459affected · git
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before f69556a42043b5444ca712ee889829ba89fdcba8affected · git
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before 88c3610045ca6e699331b6bb5c095c5565f30721affected · git
- 6e9fc177399f08446293fec7607913fdbc95e191 and later · before f5a8703a9c418c6fc54eb772712dfe7641e3991caffected · git
- before 4.5not affected · semver
- 4.9.287 and later · up to and including 4.9.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.14.12-1 | 5.14.12-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 11cd944bb87d9e575b94c07c952105eda745b459 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 1508b09945bde393326a9dab73b1fc35f672d771 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 88c3610045ca6e699331b6bb5c095c5565f30721 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 9f9d4c88b2edc7924e19c44909cfc3fa4e4d3d43 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | df0c9418923679bc6d0060bdb1b5bf2c755159e0 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f5a8703a9c418c6fc54eb772712dfe7641e3991c | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f69556a42043b5444ca712ee889829ba89fdcba8 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 5.14.12-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0519 · May 22, 2024(Linux Kernel Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
For records you follow, these changes also arrive as notifications. →
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cd944bb87d9e575b94c07c952105eda745b459
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1508b09945bde393326a9dab73b1fc35f672d771
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c3610045ca6e699331b6bb5c095c5565f30721
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9d4c88b2edc7924e19c44909cfc3fa4e4d3d43
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df0c9418923679bc6d0060bdb1b5bf2c755159e0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5a8703a9c418c6fc54eb772712dfe7641e3991c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69556a42043b5444ca712ee889829ba89fdcba8
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.