CVE-2024-43913

nvme: apple: fix device reference counting

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: apple: fix device reference counting Drivers must call nvme_uninit_ctrl after a successful nvme_init_ctrl. Split the allocation side out to make the error handling boundary easier to navigate. The apple driver had been doing this wrong, leaking the controller device memory on a tagset failure.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.10.55.19 ≤ v < 6.10.55.19 ≤ v < 6.115.19 ≤ v < 6.6.645.195bd2927aceba181b84286e00aa2f56e117e699c3
Vendor states this is fixed in b9ecbfa45516182cd062fecd286db7907ba84210 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d59c4d0eb6adc24c2201f153ccb7fd0a335b0d3d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f7d9a18572fcd7130459b7691bd19ee2a2e951ad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.64 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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