CVE - CVE-2024-42138

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-42138	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file In case of invalid INI file mlxsw_linecard_types_init() deallocates memory but doesn't reset pointer to NULL and returns 0. In case of any error occurred after mlxsw_linecard_types_init() call, mlxsw_linecards_init() calls mlxsw_linecard_types_fini() which performs memory deallocation again. Add pointer reset to NULL. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af7437669b72f804fc4269f487528dbbed142a2 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af7437669b72f804fc4269f487528dbbed142a2 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b55a465b0e8a500179808166fe9420f5c091a1 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b55a465b0e8a500179808166fe9420f5c091a1
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20240729	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240729)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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