{"cve":"CVE-2020-36777","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-27T19:04:05.760","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:12.720","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: dvbdev: Fix memory leak in dvb_media_device_free()\n\ndvb_media_device_free() is leaking memory. Free `dvbdev->adapter->conn`\nbefore setting it to NULL, as documented in include/media/media-device.h:\n\"The media_entity instance itself must be freed explicitly by the driver\nif required.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06854b943e0571ccbd7ad0a529babed1a98ff275","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32168ca1f123316848fffb85d059860adf3c409f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43263fd43083e412311fa764cd04a727b0c6a749","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9185b3b1c143b8da409c19ac5a785aa18d67a81b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad15e214fcd73694ea51967d86055f47b802066"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-36777","score":0.00242,"percentile":0.15382,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}