Debian: CVE-2024-42138: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update

Debian: CVE-2024-42138: linux, linux-6.1 -- security update

Severity

7

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

07/30/2024

Created

08/08/2024

Added

08/07/2024

Modified

01/30/2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file In case of invalid INI file mlxsw_linecard_types_init() deallocates memory but doesn't reset pointer to NULL and returns 0. In case of any error occurred after mlxsw_linecard_types_init() call, mlxsw_linecards_init() calls mlxsw_linecard_types_fini() which performs memory deallocation again. Add pointer reset to NULL. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Solution(s)

• debian-upgrade-linux
• debian-upgrade-linux-6-1

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2024-42138
• CVE - 2024-42138
• DLA-4008-1