nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive
ctrl->dh_key might be used across multiple calls to nvmet_setup_dhgroup()
for the same controller. So it's better to nullify it after release on
error path in order to avoid double free later in nvmet_destroy_auth().
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5818-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7276-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7277-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7310-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7449-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7449-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7450-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7451-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7452-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7453-1 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7468-1 | Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7523-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7524-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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Wed, 14 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000
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threat_severity
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threat_severity
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Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-415 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Sat, 09 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive ctrl->dh_key might be used across multiple calls to nvmet_setup_dhgroup() for the same controller. So it's better to nullify it after release on error path in order to avoid double free later in nvmet_destroy_auth(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace. | |
| Title | nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:47:39.039Z
Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.971Z
Link: CVE-2024-50215
Updated: 2025-10-01T15:22:52.056Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-11-09T11:15:06.893
Modified: 2025-11-03T23:17:03.037
Link: CVE-2024-50215
OpenCVE Enrichment
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