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CVE-2024-56632: nvme-tcp: fix the memleak while create new ctrl failed

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-27 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-tcp: fix the memleak while create new ctrl failed Now while we create new ctrl failed, we have not free the tagset occupied by admin_q, here try to fix it.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.7 before 6.12.5; 6.13-rc1 — fixed in 6.12.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceff9ac13a2478afddce85414d404e6aff6425f6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fec55c29e54d3ca6fe9d7d7d9266098b4514fd34

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