ghsa-jmx8-2f97-v6xr
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-05-09 09:33
Modified
2025-11-12 21:31
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

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

net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path

When txgbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in txgbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after txgbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table.

Also change the label to which execution jumps when txgbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-37872"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-401"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-09T07:16:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path\n\nWhen txgbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx-\u003erss_key\nin wx_init_rss_key(). However, in txgbe_probe() function, the subsequent\nerror paths after txgbe_sw_init() don\u0027t free the rss_key. Fix that by\nfreeing it in error path along with wx-\u003emac_table.\n\nAlso change the label to which execution jumps when txgbe_sw_init()\nfails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key,\nwhen the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().",
  "id": "GHSA-jmx8-2f97-v6xr",
  "modified": "2025-11-12T21:31:02Z",
  "published": "2025-05-09T09:33:20Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37872"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635863d93deb8e352d63a8eba852efeaf1ac3539"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837197a722919f5b0eeb967fe7cb0cc1e83173b9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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