net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path In the error path of hws_pool_buddy_init(), the buddy allocator cleanup doesn't free the allocator structure itself, causing a memory leak. Add the missing kfree() to properly release all allocated memory.
CVE-2025-39830
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-39830
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/pool.c"
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},
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{
"status": "unaffected",
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},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.16.5",
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},
{
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"version": "6.17",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
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}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/pool.c"
],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2025-39830
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- #46021 · Revision 1
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