Security Advisory

CVE-2025-39834

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2025-09-16 13:08:50
Last updated 2026-05-11 21:37:20
Assigner Linux
State PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow When an invalid stc_type is provided, the function allocates memory for shared_stc but jumps to unlock_and_out without freeing it, causing a memory leak. Fix by jumping to free_shared_stc label instead to ensure proper cleanup.