Double Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-8087890
- published 24 Sep 2024
- disclosed 29 Jul 2024
Introduced: 29 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-41073 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 kernel-tools.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme: avoid double free special payload
If a discard request needs to be retried, and that retry may fail before a new special payload is added, a double free will result. Clear the RQF_SPECIAL_LOAD when the request is cleaned.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9fd1265fac85916f90b4648de02adccdb7220b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae84383c96d6662c24697ab6b44aae855ab670aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5942a14f795de957ae9d66027aac8ff4fe70057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d574ab37f5f2e7937405613d9b1a724811e5ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3ab45aacd25d957547fb6d115c1574c20964b3b
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