PT-2024-37053 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
Published
2024-11-14
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Updated
2026-03-13
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CVE-2024-56742
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue occurred in the
mlx5vf add migration pages() function, where allocated pages were not freed if they failed to be added to the SG table, leading to a memory leak. Pages successfully added to the SG table are freed as part of mlx5vf free data buffer().Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu