Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-50166
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsl/fman: Fix refcount handling of fman-related devices In mac_probe() there are multiple calls to of_find_device_by_node(), fman_bind() and fman_port_bind() which takes references to of_dev->dev. Not all references taken by these calls are released later on error path in mac_probe() and in mac_remove() which lead to reference leaks. Add references release.
EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 3933961682a30ae7d405cda344c040a129fea422, 4.5, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50166?
- CVE-2024-50166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50166?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.