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**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Linux kernel (affected versions not specified) **Description** The Linux kernel contains an issue where the `netdev` pointer is not initialized before queue setup in the `setup nic devices()` function. Specifically, the pointer to the network device structure is stored in `oct->props[i].netdev` after calls to `netif set real num rx queues()` and `netif set real num tx queues()`. If these functions fail, the function returns an error without freeing the allocated `netdev`, leading to a memory leak because `oct->props[i].netdev` remains NULL. The fix involves initializing `oct->props[i].netdev` before the queue setup functions are called, ensuring proper cleanup even if errors occur. The issue was identified using static analysis and code review. **Recommendations** At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.