CVE-2024-42138
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42138
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-42138.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-42138
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-07-30T07:46:32.611Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-28T02:34:40.872417Z
- Summary
- mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file
In case of invalid INI file mlxswlinecardtypesinit() deallocates memory but doesn't reset pointer to NULL and returns 0. In case of any error occurred after mlxswlinecardtypesinit() call, mlxswlinecardsinit() calls mlxswlinecardtypes_fini() which performs memory deallocation again.
Add pointer reset to NULL.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42138.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af7437669b72f804fc4269f487528dbbed142a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b55a465b0e8a500179808166fe9420f5c091a1
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42138.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42138
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedb217127e5e4ee0ecfce7c5f84cfe082238123bdaFixedab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0Fixedf8b55a465b0e8a500179808166fe9420f5c091a1Fixed9af7437669b72f804fc4269f487528dbbed142a2Fixed8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3