Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak') Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [4.5,6.6.59)[6.7,6.11.6)
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- published9 Oct 2026
- disclosed7 Nov 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 Nov 2024
CVE-2024-50166 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.6.59, 6.11.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Release of Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak') in the mac_probe process due to improper reference count handling of fman-related devices. An attacker can cause resource leaks or potential system instability by triggering error paths that fail to release device references.
Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst