Answer in brief
CVE-2024-36940 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in pinctrl: core: delete incorrect free in pinctrl_enable(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (generic), Siemens/SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (generic), Siemens/SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <735f4c6b6771eafe336404c157ca683ad72a040d || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <cdaa171473d98962ae86f2a663d398fda2fbeefd || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <288bc4aa75f150d6f1ee82dd43c6da1b438b6068 || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <41f88ef8ba387a12f4a2b8c400b6c9e8e54b2cca || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <ac7d65795827dc0cf7662384ed27caf4066bd72e || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <558c8039fdf596a584a92c171cbf3298919c448c || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <f9f1e321d53e4c5b666b66e5b43da29841fb55ba || >=6118714275f0a313ecc296a87ed1af32d9691bed <5038a66dad0199de60e5671603ea6623eb9e5c79 | 735f4c6b6771eafe336404c157ca683ad72a040d, cdaa171473d98962ae86f2a663d398fda2fbeefd, 288bc4aa75f150d6f1ee82dd43c6da1b438b6068, 41f88ef8ba387a12f4a2b8c400b6c9e8e54b2cca, ac7d65795827dc0cf7662384ed27caf4066bd72e, 558c8039fdf596a584a92c171cbf3298919c448c, f9f1e321d53e4c5b666b66e5b43da29841fb55ba, 5038a66dad0199de60e5671603ea6623eb9e5c79 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.11 | Not reported |
| Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428Pgeneric | >=0 <V3.1 | V3.1 |
| Siemens/SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 familygeneric | >=0 <V3.1 | V3.1 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystemgeneric | >=0 <* | * |
Published upstream
May 30, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: core: delete incorrect free in pinctrl_enable() The "pctldev" struct is allocated in devm_pinctrl_register_and_init(). It's a devm_ managed pointer that is freed by devm_pinctrl_dev_release(), so freeing it in pinctrl_enable() will lead to a double free. The devm_pinctrl_dev_release() function frees the pindescs and destroys the mutex as well.
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