CVE-2024-36954
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tipc: fix a possible memleak in tipc_buf_append
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix a possible memleak in tipc_buf_append __skb_linearize() doesn't free the skb when it fails, so move '*buf = NULL' after __skb_linearize(), so that the skb can be freed on the err path.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
May 30, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1907 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-36954
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix a possible memleak in tipc_buf_append __skb_linearize() doesn't free the skb when it fails, so move '*buf = NULL' after __skb_linearize(), so that the skb can be freed on the err path.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cd1b7b685751ee422d00d050292a3d277652d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f87fd9476cf9725d774e6dcb7d17859c6a6d1ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3210d34fda4caff212cb53729e6bd46de604d565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c8471b0566c7539e7dd584b4d0ebd3cec8cb2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/614c5a5ae45a921595952117b2e2bd4d4bf9b574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97bf6f81b29a8efaf5d0983251a7450e5794370d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adbce6d20da6254c86425a8d4359b221b5ccbccd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d03a82f4f8144befdc10518e732e2a60b34c870e
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/36xxx/CVE-2024-36954.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36954