VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-42069

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-07-29
Last modified2026-08-04
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Fix possible double free in error handling path When auxiliary_device_add() returns error and then calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), callback function adev_release calls kfree(madev). We shouldn't call kfree(madev) again in the error handling path. Set 'madev' to NULL.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476

Primary references