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Linux Linux — nvme: avoid double free special payload
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0067 49.3 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux f9d03f96b988002027d4b28ea1b7a24729a4c9b5 – —
Linux 4.10 – 5.10.237
TIMELINE
Jul 12 Reserved by Linux
Jul 29 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-41073 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme: avoid double free special payload
If a discard request needs to be retried, and that retry may fail before
a new special payload is added, a double free will result. Clear the
RQF_SPECIAL_LOAD when the request is cleaned.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 12, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 29, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-41073 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | f9d03f96b988002027d4b28ea1b7a24729a4c9b5 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.10 | 5.10.237 |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-41073 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.