CVE-2024-56748Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 29
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qedf: Fix a possible memory leak in qedf_alloc_and_init_sb() Hook "qed_ops->common->sb_init = qed_sb_init" does not release the DMA memory sb_virt when it fails. Add dma_free_coherent() to free it. This is the same way as qedr_alloc_mem_sb() and qede_alloc_mem_sb().

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages9 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.115.4.287+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.234-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-211.231+4
CVEListV5linux/linux61d8658b4a435eac729966cc94cdda077a8df5cd97384449ddfc07f12ca75f510eb070020d7abb34+8

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

41
OSV
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OSV
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OSV
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OSV
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OSV
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📋Vendor Advisories

42
CISA ICS
Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS2025-08-14
Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities2025-08-05
CVE-2024-56748 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase