Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions 4.9.264 through 4.9.268

Description A memory leak was discovered in an error handling path in the ACPI scan functionality. The issue was introduced in version v4.9.264 and is fixed in version v4.9.269. The actual impact and attack plausibility of this issue have not yet been proven.

Recommendations For Linux Kernel versions 4.9.264 through 4.9.268, update to version v4.9.269 or later to resolve the issue.