CVE-2024-42069
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
29/07/2024
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net: mana: Fix possible double free in error handling path<br />
<br />
When auxiliary_device_add() returns error and then calls<br />
auxiliary_device_uninit(), callback function adev_release<br />
calls kfree(madev). We shouldn&#39;t call kfree(madev) again<br />
in the error handling path. Set &#39;madev&#39; to NULL.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 (including) | 6.6.37 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.9.8 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1864b8224195d0e43ddb92a8151f54f6562090cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3243e64eb4d897c3eeb48b2a7221ab5a95e1282a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed45c0a0b662079d4c0e518014cc148c753979b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1864b8224195d0e43ddb92a8151f54f6562090cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3243e64eb4d897c3eeb48b2a7221ab5a95e1282a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed45c0a0b662079d4c0e518014cc148c753979b4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html



