VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-36777
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-02-27
Last modified2026-06-17
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free() dvb_media_device_free() is leaking memory. Free `dvbdev->adapter->conn` before setting it to NULL, as documented in include/media/media-device.h: "The media_entity instance itself must be freed explicitly by the driver if required."