{"cve":"CVE-2024-40997","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:20.800","modified":"2026-06-17T07:47:02.927","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncpufreq: amd-pstate: fix memory leak on CPU EPP exit\n\nThe cpudata memory from kzalloc() in amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() is\nnot freed in the analogous exit function, so fix that.\n\n[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]","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/448efb7ea0bfa2c4e27c5a2eb5684fd225cd12cd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8015c17fe11a8608cc3eb83d0ab831e1845a9582","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cea04f3d9aeebda9d9c063c0dfa71e739c322c81","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448efb7ea0bfa2c4e27c5a2eb5684fd225cd12cd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8015c17fe11a8608cc3eb83d0ab831e1845a9582"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40997","score":0.00267,"percentile":0.18912,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}