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Linux Linux — net/smc: fix neighbour and rtable leak in smc_ib_find_route()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0048 39.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux e5c4744cfb598f98672f8d21d59ef2c1fa9c9b5f – —
Linux 5.16 – 6.1.91
TIMELINE
May 30 Reserved by Linux
May 30 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-36945 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: fix neighbour and rtable leak in smc_ib_find_route()
In smc_ib_find_route(), the neighbour found by neigh_lookup() and rtable
resolved by ip_route_output_flow() are not released or put before return.
It may cause the refcount leak, so fix it.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 30, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 30, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-36945 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | e5c4744cfb598f98672f8d21d59ef2c1fa9c9b5f | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.16 | 6.1.91 |
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