CVE-2024-50171

net: systemport: fix potential memory leak in bcm_sysport_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 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: systemport: fix potential memory leak in bcm_sysport_xmit() The bcm_sysport_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of dma_map_single() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 3.163.16 ≤ v < 4.19.3233.16 ≤ v < 5.10.2293.16 ≤ v < 5.15.1703.16 ≤ v < 5.4.2853.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1153.16 ≤ v < 6.11.63.16 ≤ v < 6.123.16 ≤ v < 6.6.594.19 ≤ v < 4.19.3234.20 ≤ 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 rc380105befdb4b8cea924711b40b2462b87df65b62

Vendor states this is fixed in 31701ef0c4547973991ff63596c927f841dfd133 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4b70478b984af3c9d0279c121df5ff94e2533dbd (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 533d2f30aef272dade17870a509521c3afc38a03 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5febfc545389805ce83d37f9f4317055b26dd7d7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7d5030a819c3589cf9948b1eee397b626ec590f5 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8e81ce7d0166a2249deb6d5e42f28a8b8c9ea72f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b6321146773dcbbc372a54dbada67e0b50e0a25c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c401ed1c709948e57945485088413e1bb5e94bd1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 3.16 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.323 (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