CVE-2024-50167

be2net: fix potential memory leak in be_xmit()

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: November 7, 2024 at 09:31 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:03 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: be2net: fix potential memory leak in be_xmit() The be_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of be_xmit_enqueue() fails, add dev_kfree_skb_any() to fix it.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.2 ≤ v < 4.19.3234.2 ≤ v < 5.10.2294.2 ≤ v < 5.15.1704.2 ≤ v < 5.4.2854.2 ≤ v < 6.1.1154.2 ≤ v < 6.11.64.2 ≤ v < 6.124.2 ≤ v < 6.6.594.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2855.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1705.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1155.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2296.2 ≤ v < 6.6.596.7 ≤ v < 6.11.66.12 rc1 6.12 rc2 6.12 rc3 6.12 rc4760c295e0e8d982917d004c9095cff61c0cbd803

Vendor states this is fixed in 4c5f170ef4f85731a4d43ad9a6ac51106c0946be (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 641c1beed52bf3c6deb0193fe4d38ec9ff75d2ae (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6b7ce8ee01c33c380aaa5077ff25215492e7eb0e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 77bc881d370e850b7f3cd2b5eae67d596b40efbc (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 919ab6e2370289a2748780f44a43333cd3878aa7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 941026023c256939943a47d1c66671526befbb26 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e4dd8bfe0f6a23acd305f9b892c00899089bd621 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e86a79b804e26e3b7f1e415b22a085c0bb7ea3d3 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.323 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.229 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.170 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.285 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.115 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.6 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.59 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references