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CVE-2024-26655
Fix memory leak in posix_clock_open()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Fix memory leak in posix_clock_open() If the clk ops.open() function returns an error, we don't release the pccontext we allocated for this clock. Re-organize the code slightly to make it all more obvious.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f845cfa1a5ae697782bfcb843c9d06d3bc0cbbb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62a5adf57b56ee94075c889abea518b9dc66895d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/375abf52353ca5e1a2e5f763629a870f91d0c38a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2d9bfd422e92fd197f6a0b1fe7d81413b871e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88649b49523e8cbe95254440d803e38c19d2341
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0200dd7ed2335469955d7e69cc1a6fa7df1f3847
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4cdd9c5676559b8a7c944ac5269b914b8c0bb8
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
63cb05f600940a3b4824509e7e0e909f040c82ee, a006fc4485159dc9bc3c4156f433f62b9c2b709c, 72ba2204a2a71b6f25873f20eb9329e1e7a01d03, 221e4d1e29bb442ac4c47bc8ee095abf009ee8f3, 60c6946675fc06dd2fd2b7a4b6fd1c1f046f1056, 6.7, 0, 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 1st, 2024
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.