CVE-2024-35972: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Fix possible memory leak in bnxt_rdma_aux_device_init() If ulp = kzalloc() fails, the allocated edev will leak because it is not properly assigned and the cleanup path will not be able to free it. Fix it by assigning it properly immediately after allocation.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.5, before 5.10.216 (fixed in 5.10.216); from 5.11, before 5.15.158 (fixed in 5.15.158); from 5.16, before 6.1.87 (fixed in 6.1.87); from 6.2, before 6.6.28 (fixed in 6.6.28); from 6.7, before 6.8.7 (fixed in 6.8.7)

Published 2024-05-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.