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CVE-2024-50209: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a check for memory allocation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a check for memory allocation __alloc_pbl() can return error when memory allocation fails. Driver is not checking the status on one of the instances.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 5.10.229; from 5.15 before 5.15.170; from 5.16 before 6.1.115; from 6.2 before 6.6.59; from 6.7 before 6.11.6; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3 — fixed in 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.11.6, 6.6.59

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.11.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322a19baaaa25a1fe8ce9fceaed9409ad847844c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76dd679c3b148d23f72dcf6c3cde3d5f746b2c07
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9045887b435a4c5551245ae034b8791b4e4aaa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c1ae73b7741fa3b58e6e001b407825bb971225
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71957271f2e8133a6aa82001c2fa671d5008129
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe51dd516e6d4e655f31c8a1cbc050dde7ba97b
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

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