CVE-2024-42069
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
14.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-476
Published 2024-07-29 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-07-29 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Fix possible double free in error handling path When auxiliary_device_add() returns error and then calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), callback function adev_release calls kfree(madev). We shouldn't call kfree(madev) again in the error handling path. Set 'madev' to NULL.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1864b8224195d0e43ddb92a8151f54f6562090cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3243e64eb4d897c3eeb48b2a7221ab5a95e1282a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed45c0a0b662079d4c0e518014cc148c753979b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1864b8224195d0e43ddb92a8151f54f6562090cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3243e64eb4d897c3eeb48b2a7221ab5a95e1282a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed45c0a0b662079d4c0e518014cc148c753979b4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html