CVE-2024-40997 | Linux Kernel up to 6.6.35/6.9.6 CPUfreq kzalloc memory leak (448efb7ea0bf/8015c17fe11a/cea04f3d9aee)

CVE-2024-40997 | Linux Kernel up to 6.6.35/6.9.6 CPUfreq kzalloc memory leak (448efb7ea0bf/8015c17fe11a/cea04f3d9aee)

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.35/6.9.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function kzalloc of the component CPUfreq. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-40997. Access to the local network is required for this attack. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.