CVE-2024-56748
scsi: qedf: Fix a possible memory leak in qedf_alloc_and_init_sb()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qedf: Fix a possible memory leak in qedf_alloc_and_init_sb() Hook "qed_ops->common->sb_init = qed_sb_init" does not release the DMA memory sb_virt when it fails. Add dma_free_coherent() to free it. This is the same way as qedr_alloc_mem_sb() and qede_alloc_mem_sb().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e04bd5a11dffe8c1c0e4c9fc79f7d3cd6182dd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64654bf5efb3f748e6fc41227adda689618ce9c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a169dc69fbdaf114c40e2d56955bf6bd4fc3c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1832287b21ff68c4e3625e63cc7619edf5908b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97384449ddfc07f12ca75f510eb070020d7abb34
References (10)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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