CVE-2024-50170

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's bcmasp network driver. This vulnerability occurs in the bcmasp_xmit() function, where a socket buffer (skb) is not properly freed if a mapping operation fails. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this to cause a memory leak, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.

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