CVE-2024-56742
VMware ESXi Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Unwind
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/mlx5: Fix an unwind issue in mlx5vf_add_migration_pages() Fix an unwind issue in mlx5vf_add_migration_pages(). If a set of pages is allocated but fails to be added to the SG table, they need to be freed to prevent a memory leak. Any pages successfully added to the SG table will be freed as part of mlx5vf_free_data_buffer().
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Published Date :
Dec. 29, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 17, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-56742 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Apr. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-401 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE NIST CWE-401 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.18 up to (excluding) 6.11.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.12 up to (excluding) 6.12.2 Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e87bf3f77c18f5982c19ffe2732ef0c7a25f16 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e87bf3f77c18f5982c19ffe2732ef0c7a25f16 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769fe4ce444b646b0bf6ac308de80686c730c7df No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769fe4ce444b646b0bf6ac308de80686c730c7df Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44f1b2ddfa81c8d7f8e9b6bc76c427bc00e69d5 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44f1b2ddfa81c8d7f8e9b6bc76c427bc00e69d5 Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/mlx5: Fix an unwind issue in mlx5vf_add_migration_pages() Fix an unwind issue in mlx5vf_add_migration_pages(). If a set of pages is allocated but fails to be added to the SG table, they need to be freed to prevent a memory leak. Any pages successfully added to the SG table will be freed as part of mlx5vf_free_data_buffer(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e87bf3f77c18f5982c19ffe2732ef0c7a25f16 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769fe4ce444b646b0bf6ac308de80686c730c7df Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44f1b2ddfa81c8d7f8e9b6bc76c427bc00e69d5
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