net: ngbe: fix memory leak in ngbe_probe() error path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ngbe: fix memory leak in ngbe_probe() error path When ngbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in ngbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after ngbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table. Also change the label to which execution jumps when ngbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.25, 6.14.4, 6.6.88
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-37874
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 14:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
net: ngbe: fix memory leak in ngbe_probe() error path
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 May 2025, 06:44 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ngbe: fix memory leak in ngbe_probe() error path When ngbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in ngbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after ngbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table. Also change the label to which execution jumps when ngbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().
osv:CVE-2025-37874
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.6.88, 6.12.25, 6.14.4
Complete source record
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