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TI-2024-33615 Aliases CVE-2024-50171GHSA-c2rv-8j84-953p

net: systemport: fix potential memory leak in bcm_sysport_xmit()

Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: systemport: fix potential memory leak in bcm_sysport_xmit() The bcm_sysport_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of dma_map_single() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.229 +5

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
LinuxLinux3.16 and later4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.16 and later Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.16; 4.19 to before 4.19.323; 4.20 to before 5.4.285; 5.5 to before 5.10.229; 5.11 to before 5.15.170; 5.16 to before 6.1.115; 6.2 to before 6.6.59; 6.7 to before 6.11.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.12 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.12 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.12 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.16; 4.19 to before 4.19.323; 4.20 to before 5.4.285; 5.5 to before 5.10.229; 5.11 to before 5.15.170; 5.16 to before 6.1.115; 6.2 to before 6.6.59; 6.7 to before 6.11.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2rv-8j84-953p

References

Patch 8

  • 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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