CVE-2024-36945
kernel: net/smc: fix neighbour and rtable leak in smc_ib_find_route()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 30, 2024
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: fix neighbour and rtable leak in smc_ib_find_route()
In smc_ib_find_route(), the neighbour found by neigh_lookup() and rtable resolved by ip_route_output_flow() are not released or put before return. It may cause the refcount leak, so fix it.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime