# CVE-2024-24258: freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-05 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_1.md
- https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T43DAHPIWMGN54E4I6ABLHNYHZSTX7H5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/

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