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TI-2024-27433 Aliases CVE-2024-41073GHSA-q423-q7jg-m3rq

nvme: avoid double free special payload

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: avoid double free special payload If a discard request needs to be retried, and that retry may fail before a new special payload is added, a double free will result. Clear the RQF_SPECIAL_LOAD when the request is cleaned.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00672 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.237, 5.15.164, 6.1.101 +3Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.10 and later5.10.237, 5.15.164, 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11, 6.10Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.164, 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11, 6.10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.164; 5.16 to before 6.1.101; 6.2 to before 6.6.42; 6.7 to before 6.9.11VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.164; 5.16 to before 6.1.101; 6.2 to before 6.6.42; 6.7 to before 6.9.11 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.164, 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11, 6.10

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:25533 Released 2026-06-12 · Red Hat rating Critical
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_6 +14
  • RHSA-2026:22964 Released 2026-06-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.145.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.145.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.145.1.el8_8 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.145.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.145.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.145.1.el8_8 +14
  • RHSA-2026:14301 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_2 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.169.1.rt14.454.el9_2 +11
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:13734 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.169.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.169.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.169.1.el9_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.169.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.169.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.169.1.el9_2 +29
  • RHSA-2026:13577 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:13578 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_10 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.123.1.rt7.464.el8_10 +7
  • RHSA-2024:6567 Released 2024-09-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:6567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:13734
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:13577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:6567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:25533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2026:22964
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:13734
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:25533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2026:22964
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:13577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:6567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:13578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:6567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:13578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:6567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:14301
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:14301
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q423-q7jg-m3rq
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 6

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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