nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive
ctrl->dh_key might be used across multiple calls to nvmet_setup_dhgroup()
for the same controller. So it's better to nullify it after release on
error path in order to avoid double free later in nvmet_destroy_auth().
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.
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Solution
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Workaround
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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threat_severity
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Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Weaknesses | CWE-415 | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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cvssV3_1
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Sat, 09 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive ctrl->dh_key might be used across multiple calls to nvmet_setup_dhgroup() for the same controller. So it's better to nullify it after release on error path in order to avoid double free later in nvmet_destroy_auth(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace. | |
Title | nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-01T20:27:05.214Z
Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.971Z
Link: CVE-2024-50215

Updated: 2025-10-01T15:22:52.056Z

Status : Modified
Published: 2024-11-09T11:15:06.893
Modified: 2025-10-01T21:16:06.927
Link: CVE-2024-50215


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