CVE-2024-35972

kernel: bnxt_en: Fix possible memory leak in bnxt_rdma_aux_device_init()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 20, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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

bnxt_en: Fix possible memory leak in bnxt_rdma_aux_device_init()

If ulp = kzalloc() fails, the allocated edev will leak because it is not properly assigned and the cleanup path will not be able to free it. Fix it by assigning it properly immediately after allocation.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified