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CVE-2024-43913MEDIUM
Linux Linux — nvme: apple: fix device reference counting
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0022   13.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    5bd2927aceba181b84286e00aa2f56e117e699c3 –  —
  Linux    5.19 –                                      6.6.64
TIMELINE
  Aug 17  Reserved by Linux
  Aug 26  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-43913 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-401 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: apple: fix device reference counting Drivers must call nvme_uninit_ctrl after a successful nvme_init_ctrl. Split the allocation side out to make the error handling boundary easier to navigate. The apple driver had been doing this wrong, leaking the controller device memory on a tagset failure.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 17, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
August 26, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-43913 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux5bd2927aceba181b84286e00aa2f56e117e699c3
LinuxLinux5.196.6.64

Weaknesses

CWE-401

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-43913 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-401

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