vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-50215: kernel: nvmet-auth: assign dh_key to NULL after kfree_sensitive (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 9, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 9, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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