CVE-2025-37909
"Linux Kernel Lan743x Memory Leak"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan743x: Fix memleak issue when GSO enabled Always map the `skb` to the LS descriptor. Previously skb was mapped to EXT descriptor when the number of fragments is zero with GSO enabled. Mapping the skb to EXT descriptor prevents it from being freed, leading to a memory leak
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:25 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan743x: Fix memleak issue when GSO enabled Always map the `skb` to the LS descriptor. Previously skb was mapped to EXT descriptor when the number of fragments is zero with GSO enabled. Mapping the skb to EXT descriptor prevents it from being freed, leading to a memory leak Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/189b05f189cac9fd233ef04d31cb5078c4d09c39 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d52e2e38b85c8b7bc00dca55c2499f46f8c8198 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e0efbabbbe6a1859bc31bf65237ce91e124b9b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dae1ce27ceaea7e1522025b15252e3cc52802622 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df993daa4c968b4b23078eacc248f6502ede8664 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f42c18e2f14c1b1fdd2a5250069a84bc854c398c
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