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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44971
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44971
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Fix a possible memory leak in bcm_sf2_mdio_register() bcm_sf2_mdio_register() calls of_phy_find_device() and then phy_device_remove() in a loop to remove existing PHY devices. of_phy_find_device() eventually calls bus_find_device(), which calls get_device() on the returned struct device * to increment the refcount. The current implementation does not decrement the refcount, which causes memory leak. This commit adds the missing phy_device_free() call to decrement the refcount via put_device() to balance the refcount.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.178-1, 5.10.179-4, 5.10.179-5 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.82-1, 0, 6.1.27-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 0, 6.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3 |
Timeline
- Sep 4, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated