CVE-2024-26829

media: ir_toy: fix a memleak in irtoy_tx

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: April 17, 2024 at 10:03 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:18 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ir_toy: fix a memleak in irtoy_tx When irtoy_command fails, buf should be freed since it is allocated by irtoy_tx, or there is a memleak.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 5.10.2105.15.54 ≤ v < 5.15.1495.16 ≤ v < 6.1.795.16 ≤ v < 6.6.185.16 ≤ v < 6.7.65.16 ≤ v < 6.86.2 ≤ v < 6.6.186.7 ≤ v < 6.7.64114978dcd24e72415276bba60ff4ff355970bbc5.15.54 6.8 rc1 6.8 rc2 6.8 rc3 6.8 rc4a4ac45aff8d38c64104aec21c6529747d94ae75a

Vendor states this is fixed in 207557e393a135c1b6fe1df7cc0741d2c1789fff (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7219a692ffc00089015ada33b85b334d1a4b6e8e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b37259448bbc70af1d0e52a9dd5559a9c29c9621 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in be76ad74a43f90f340f9f479e6b04f02125f6aef (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in dc9ceb90c4b42c6e5c6757df1d6257110433788e (fixed)

Affected range stops below 5.10.210, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.149 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.79 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.18 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.6 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)