CVE-2024-43864

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix CT entry update leaks of modify header context The cited commit allocates a new modify header to replace the old one when updating CT entry. But if failed to allocate a new one, eg. exceed the max number firmware can support, modify header will be an error pointer that will trigger a panic when deallocating it. And the old modify header point is copied to old attr. When the old attr is freed, the old modify header is lost. Fix it by restoring the old attr to attr when failed to allocate a new modify header context. So when the CT entry is freed, the right modify header context will be freed. And the panic of accessing error pointer is also fixed.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Sep 2025, 16:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-416
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025f2b85a5e5a46df14ecf162c3c80a957a36d0b - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025f2b85a5e5a46df14ecf162c3c80a957a36d0b - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89064d09c56b44c668509bf793c410484f63f5ad - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89064d09c56b44c668509bf793c410484f63f5ad - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daab2cc17b6b6ab158566bba037e9551fd432b59 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daab2cc17b6b6ab158566bba037e9551fd432b59 - Patch

Information

Published : 2024-08-21 00:15

Updated : 2025-09-29 16:27


NVD link : CVE-2024-43864

Mitre link : CVE-2024-43864

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-43864


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416

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