Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open
When kvzalloc_node or kvzalloc failed in mlx5e_ptp_open, the memory pointed by “c” or “cparams” is not freed, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 4.18.0 (+4 more)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open
When kvzalloc_node or kvzalloc failed in mlx5e_ptp_open, the memory pointed by “c” or “cparams” is not freed, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path.