# CVE-2024-53076: iio: gts-helper: Fix memory leaks for the error path of iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table()

> A memory leak in the Linux kernel IIO subsystem can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-53897, BELL-CVE-2024-53076, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53076, GHSA-gh8c-2875-38xv, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53076

## What is CVE-2024-53076?

CVE-2024-53076 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iio: gts-helper: Fix memory leaks for the error path of iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table()

If per_time_scales[i] or per_time_gains[i] kcalloc fails in the for loop
of iio_gts_build_avail_scale_table(), the err_free_out will fail to call
kfree() each time when i is reduced to 0, so all the per_time_scales[0]
and per_time_gains[0] will not be freed, which will cause memory leaks.

Fix it by checking if i >= 0.

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53076?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53076?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53076 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53076 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53076/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53076/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53076
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53076
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53076

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53076/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.