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CVE-2024-56562: i3c: master: Fix miss free init_dyn_addr at i3c_master_put_i3c_addrs()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2024-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: master: Fix miss free init_dyn_addr at i3c_master_put_i3c_addrs() if (dev->boardinfo && dev->boardinfo->init_dyn_addr) ^^^ here check "init_dyn_addr" i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(&master->bus, dev->info.dyn_addr, ...) ^^^^ free "dyn_addr" Fix copy/paste error "dyn_addr" by replacing it with "init_dyn_addr".

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.0 before 5.4.287; from 5.5 before 5.10.231; from 5.11 before 5.15.174; from 5.16 before 6.1.120; from 6.2 before 6.6.64; from 6.7 before 6.12.4 — fixed in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 5.4.287, 6.1.120, 6.12.4, 6.6.64

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 5.4.287, 6.1.120. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/093ecc6d82ff1d2e0cbf6f2000438b6c698145cb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cb21f1ea3a2e19ee314a8fcf95461b5c453c59e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e8ab955c6d06f9d907761c07c02d1492f0a8ac1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3082990592f7c6d7510a9133afa46e31bbe26533
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e33a99fd3b5d432f0629565f532f563fe019a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2f0ce241154b04f2fc150ff16ad82d9b8fdfa4a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce30d11b39e8d637fed4704a5b43e9d556990475
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

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