CVE-2024-35972
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published May 20, 2024
Updated: May 23, 2024
CWE ID 401
Summary
CVE-2024-35972 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. This issue involves the 'bnxt_en' subsystem, where a memory leak was discovered in the 'bnxt_rdma_aux_device_init()' function. If the memory allocation for 'ulp' fails during this process, the allocated edev will leak as it is not properly assigned. Consequently, the cleanup path will be unable to free it, leading to potential memory consumption issues. This vulnerability has been addressed in recent Linux kernel updates.
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