github - ghsa-45vc-784v-vp78

ghsa-45vc-784v-vp78

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-09-16 15:32

Modified

2025-09-16 15:32

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow

When an invalid stc_type is provided, the function allocates memory for shared_stc but jumps to unlock_and_out without freeing it, causing a memory leak.

Fix by jumping to free_shared_stc label instead to ensure proper cleanup.

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  "id": "GHSA-45vc-784v-vp78",
  "modified": "2025-09-16T15:32:36Z",
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CVE-2025-39834 (GCVE-0-2025-39834)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-09-16 13:08

Modified

2025-09-29 06:00

Severity ?

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow When an invalid stc_type is provided, the function allocates memory for shared_stc but jumps to unlock_and_out without freeing it, causing a memory leak. Fix by jumping to free_shared_stc label instead to ensure proper cleanup.

References

URL

Tags

	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051fd8576a2e4e95d5870c5c9f8679c5b16882e4
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a630f83592cdad1253523a1b760cfe78fef6cd9c

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Version: 504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b
Version: 504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b

Version: 6.12

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