In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion.
History

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:30:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

Low

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation On the linux-next, next-20241108 vanilla kernel, the coccinelle tool gave the following error report: ./net/9p/trans_usbg.c:912:5-11: ERROR: allocation function on line 911 returns NULL not ERR_PTR on failure kzalloc() failure is fixed to handle the NULL return case on the memory exhaustion.
Title net/9p/usbg: fix handling of the failed kzalloc() memory allocation
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-12-29T11:30:07.876Z

Updated: 2025-01-20T06:27:07.990Z

Reserved: 2024-12-27T15:00:39.861Z

Link: CVE-2024-56730

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-29T12:15:07.130

Modified: 2025-01-07T21:23:52.260

Link: CVE-2024-56730

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-12-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-56730 - Bugzilla