In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow

When an invalid stc_type is provided, the function allocates memory for
shared_stc but jumps to unlock_and_out without freeing it, causing a
memory leak.

Fix by jumping to free_shared_stc label instead to ensure proper cleanup.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

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History

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_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow When an invalid stc_type is provided, the function allocates memory for shared_stc but jumps to unlock_and_out without freeing it, causing a memory leak. Fix by jumping to free_shared_stc label instead to ensure proper cleanup.
Title net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-16T13:08:50.896Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.140Z

Link: CVE-2025-39834

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-16T14:15:51.717

Modified: 2025-09-16T14:15:51.717

Link: CVE-2025-39834

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