Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: au1200fb: Fix a memory leak in au1200fb_drv_probe()
In au1200fb_drv_probe(), when platform_get_irq fails(), it directly returns from the function with an error code, which causes a memory leak.
Replace it with a goto label to ensure proper cleanup.
Details
- Affected product:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ELS , Ubuntu 18.04 ELS , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- linux-meta @ 5.4.0 (+2 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | Planned | — |
| Debian 11 cloud | Planned | — |
| Debian 13 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Released |
45 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 24.04 AWS | Planned | — |