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Linux Linux — nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0063 47.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 7a277c37d3522e9b2777d762bbbcecafae2b1f8d – —
Linux 6.0 – 6.1.116
TIMELINE
Oct 21 Reserved by Linux
Nov 9 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-50215 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive
ctrl->dh_key might be used across multiple calls to nvmet_setup_dhgroup()
for the same controller. So it's better to nullify it after release on
error path in order to avoid double free later in nvmet_destroy_auth().
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| October 21, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| November 9, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-50215 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 7a277c37d3522e9b2777d762bbbcecafae2b1f8d | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.0 | 6.1.116 |
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