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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.