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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-26655

CVE-2024-26655

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.

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  • Linux/Kernel4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.7,<6.7.12
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.7
  • osv-coords
    pkg:linux/kernel
    Range: >= 6.7.0, < 6.7.12

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