CVE-2024-27076: Linux kernel · media: imx: csc/scaler: fix v4l2_ctrl_handler memory leak
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 5.4.0-1128.138~18.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:52 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1128.138~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1133.140~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1132.141~18.04.1 +65
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6871-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-ibmpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-ibm?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been released in multiple Linux kernel versions including 5.4.0-1128.138~18.04.1 and later. Users and administrators should apply these official patches to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to a fixed kernel version.
Description
CVE-2024-27076 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's media imx csc/scaler component that causes a memory leak in the v4l2_ctrl_handler. The issue occurs because memory allocated during v4l2_ctrl_handler_init is not freed on release. This flaw has been fixed in several patched Linux kernel versions.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27076 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27076 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c2e4efe1278cd2b230cdbf90a6cefbf00acc282 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d9fe604bf9b5b09d2215225df55f22a4cbbc684 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d0eebaf87cc9ccd05f779ec4a0589f95d6c18b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8df9a3c7044b847e9c4dc7e683fd64c6b873f328 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d164ddc21e986dd9ad614b4b01746e5457aeb24f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42492b00156c03a79fd4851190aa63045d6a15ce (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c92224721a439d6350db5933a1060768dcd565e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4797a3dd46f220e6d83daf54d70c5b33db6deb01 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-3 (opens in a new tab)