What is CVE-2024-40932?

CVE-2024-40932 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2024-40932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40932?

CVE-2024-40932 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40932?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-40932. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-40932 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-40932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2024-40932

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/exynos/vidi: fix memory leak in .get_modes() The duplicated EDID is never freed. Fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-12

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2024-40932 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-40932 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0acc356da8546b5c55aabfc2e2c5caa0ac9b0003
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38e3825631b1f314b21e3ade00b5a4d737eb054e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/540ca99729e28dbe902b01039a3b4bd74520a819
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-40932

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-12

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40932?

CVE-2024-40932 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2024-40932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40932?

CVE-2024-40932 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40932?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-40932. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-40932 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-40932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →