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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2024· Updated Nov 3, 2025

fbdev: sh7760fb: Fix a possible memory leak in sh7760fb_alloc_mem()

CVE-2024-56746

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: sh7760fb: Fix a possible memory leak in sh7760fb_alloc_mem()

When information such as info->screen_base is not ready, calling sh7760fb_free_mem() does not release memory correctly. Call dma_free_coherent() instead.

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