net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path When txgbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in txgbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after txgbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table. Also change the label to which execution jumps when txgbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path When txgbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in txgbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after txgbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table. Also change the label to which execution jumps when txgbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635863d93deb8e352d63a8eba852efeaf1ac3539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837197a722919f5b0eeb967fe7cb0cc1e83173b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2727326d0a53709380aa147018085d71a6d4843
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/37xxx/CVE-2025-37872.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37872