GHSA-9m7h-hjwm-6r7mMediumCVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: libstub: only free priv...

Published
June 21, 2024
Last Modified
August 4, 2026

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📋 Description

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

efi: libstub: only free priv.runtime_map when allocated

priv.runtime_map is only allocated when efi_novamap is not set. Otherwise, it is an uninitialized value. In the error path, it is freed unconditionally. Avoid passing an uninitialized value to free_pool. Free priv.runtime_map only when it was allocated.

This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

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