# CVE-2024-41002: crypto: hisilicon/sec - Fix memory leak for sec resource release

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: hisilicon/sec - Fix memory leak for sec resource release The AIV is one of the SEC resources. When releasing resources, it need to release the AIV resources at the same time. Otherwise, memory leakage occurs. The aiv resource release is added to the sec resource release function.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a886bcb0f67d1e3d6b2da25b3519de59098200c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c42ce556ff65995c8875c9ed64141c14238e7e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f21886370db451b0fdc651f6e41550a1da70601
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36810d2db3496bb8b4db7ccda666674a5efc7b47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba4250757b4ae1680fea435a358d8093f254094

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