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Linux Linux — net: mana: Fix possible double free in error handling path
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0023 14.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux a69839d4327d053b18d8e1b0e7ddeee78db78f4f – —
Linux 6.2 – 6.6.37
TIMELINE
Jul 29 Reserved by Linux
Jul 29 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-42069 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: mana: Fix possible double free in error handling path
When auxiliary_device_add() returns error and then calls
auxiliary_device_uninit(), callback function adev_release
calls kfree(madev). We shouldn't call kfree(madev) again
in the error handling path. Set 'madev' to NULL.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 29, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 29, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-42069 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | a69839d4327d053b18d8e1b0e7ddeee78db78f4f | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.2 | 6.6.37 |
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