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CVE-2024-50168
net/sun3_82586: fix potential memory leak in sun3_82586_send_packet()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sun3_82586: fix potential memory leak in sun3_82586_send_packet() The sun3_82586_send_packet() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of skb->len being too long, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/137010d26dc5cd47cd62fef77cbe952d31951b7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5b20fbc548650019afa96822b6a33ea4ec8aa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db755e55349045375c5c7036e8650afb3ff419d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6ce55e6f0bd1541f112833006b4052614c7d94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a17a4ac2d57102497fac53b53c666dba6a0c20d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc937a3086e344f965ca5c459f8f3eb6b68d890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2bac74000dbb7a177d9b98a17031ec8d07ec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cb3f56e827abb22c4168ad0c1bbbf401bb2f3b8
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 2.6.12, 0, 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 7th, 2024
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.