CVE-2024-56748

low-risk
Published 2024-12-29

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qedf: Fix a possible memory leak in qedf_alloc_and_init_sb() Hook "qed_ops->common->sb_init = qed_sb_init" does not release the DMA memory sb_virt when it fails. Add dma_free_coherent() to free it. This is the same way as qedr_alloc_mem_sb() and qede_alloc_mem_sb().

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e04bd5a11dffe8c1c0e4c9fc79f7d3cd6182dd5
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64654bf5efb3f748e6fc41227adda689618ce9c4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a169dc69fbdaf114c40e2d56955bf6bd4fc3c0
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1832287b21ff68c4e3625e63cc7619edf5908b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97384449ddfc07f12ca75f510eb070020d7abb34
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a56777a3ef5b35e24a20c4418bcf88bad033807a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b514f45e0fe18d763a1afc34401b1585333cb329
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c62c30429db3eb4ced35c7fcf6f04a61ce3a01bb
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal