---
id: CVE-2024-27076
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  media: imx: csc/scaler: fix v4l2_ctrl_handler memory leak

  Free the memory allocated in v4l2_ctrl_handler_init on release.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  media: imx: csc/scaler: fix v4l2_ctrl_handler memory leak

  Free the memory allocated in v4l2_ctrl_handler_init on release.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.4, < 5.4.273'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.214'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.153'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.83'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.23'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.11'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.8, < 6.8.2'
  - debian_linux = 10.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.8.2
published: '2024-05-01'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:17:39.367'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27076'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42492b00156c03a79fd4851190aa63045d6a15ce'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fe604bf9b5b09d2215225df55f22a4cbbc684'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c92224721a439d6350db5933a1060768dcd565e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c2e4efe1278cd2b230cdbf90a6cefbf00acc282'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df9a3c7044b847e9c4dc7e683fd64c6b873f328'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d0eebaf87cc9ccd05f779ec4a0589f95d6c18b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d164ddc21e986dd9ad614b4b01746e5457aeb24f'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42492b00156c03a79fd4851190aa63045d6a15ce'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fe604bf9b5b09d2215225df55f22a4cbbc684'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c92224721a439d6350db5933a1060768dcd565e'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c2e4efe1278cd2b230cdbf90a6cefbf00acc282'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df9a3c7044b847e9c4dc7e683fd64c6b873f328'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d0eebaf87cc9ccd05f779ec4a0589f95d6c18b'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d164ddc21e986dd9ad614b4b01746e5457aeb24f'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00289
epssPercentile: 0.21335
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.675Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-05-01T18:31:08.599457Z'
---

## Overview

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

media: imx: csc/scaler: fix v4l2_ctrl_handler memory leak

Free the memory allocated in v4l2_ctrl_handler_init on release.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 5.4, < 5.4.273`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.214`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.153`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.83`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.23`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.11`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.8, < 6.8.2`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.8.2`