In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path
In the error path of hws_pool_buddy_init(), the buddy allocator cleanup
doesn't free the allocator structure itself, causing a memory leak.
Add the missing kfree() to properly release all allocated memory.
net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path
In the error path of hws_pool_buddy_init(), the buddy allocator cleanup
doesn't free the allocator structure itself, causing a memory leak.
Add the missing kfree() to properly release all allocated memory.
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Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:30:00 +0000
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path In the error path of hws_pool_buddy_init(), the buddy allocator cleanup doesn't free the allocator structure itself, causing a memory leak. Add the missing kfree() to properly release all allocated memory. | |
Title | net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-09-16T13:08:48.110Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.140Z
Link: CVE-2025-39830

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Status : Received
Published: 2025-09-16T14:15:51.183
Modified: 2025-09-16T14:15:51.183
Link: CVE-2025-39830

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