CVE-2024-42069 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

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References

Link	Providers
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
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024072952-CVE-2024-42069-a6b7@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42069
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42069

History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-415

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-07-29T15:52:33.273Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:30:29.384Z

Reserved: 2024-07-29T15:50:41.168Z

Link: CVE-2024-42069

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:54:31.325Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-29T16:15:06.467

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:16:27.490

Link: CVE-2024-42069

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-07-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-42069 - Bugzilla

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