7.8

CVE-2024-42138

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

mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file

In case of invalid INI file mlxsw_linecard_types_init() deallocates memory
but doesn't reset pointer to NULL and returns 0. In case of any error
occurred after mlxsw_linecard_types_init() call, mlxsw_linecards_init()
calls mlxsw_linecard_types_fini() which performs memory deallocation again.

Add pointer reset to NULL.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.19 < 6.1.98
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.39
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.9.9
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc2
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc4
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc5
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.10 Updaterc6
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.01% 0.016
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-415 Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.