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CVE-2025-39834

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

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Linux / Linuxaffected 504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b before a2751e1af5dc8b1a64cfd463576c58617c2573ac; affected 504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b before 051fd8576a2e4e95d5870c5c9f8679c5b16882e4; affected 504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b before a630f83592cdad1253523a1b760cfe78fef6cd9c
Linux / Linuxaffected 6.12; unaffected 0 before 6.12; unaffected 6.12.114 through 6.12.*; unaffected 6.16.5 through 6.16.*; unaffected 6.17 through *

CWE

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