{"id":"CVE-2025-39834","revision":"b5d799f568f94da08b21a4c3cb2dcafd","records":[{"revision":"b5d799f568f94da08b21a4c3cb2dcafd","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-39834","aliases":[],"title":"net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_action_get_shared_stc_nic error flow\n\nWhen an invalid stc_type is provided, the function allocates memory for\nshared_stc but jumps to unlock_and_out without freeing it, causing a\nmemory leak.\n\nFix by jumping to free_shared_stc label instead to ensure proper cleanup.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-09-16T13:08:50.896+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T12:37:26.26+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/action.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"a2751e1af5dc8b1a64cfd463576c58617c2573ac\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"051fd8576a2e4e95d5870c5c9f8679c5b16882e4\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"504e536d90104c850731840d3fbc95acf251f11b\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"a630f83592cdad1253523a1b760cfe78fef6cd9c\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/action.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.12\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.114\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.16.5\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.16.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.17\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2751e1af5dc8b1a64cfd463576c58617c2573ac","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051fd8576a2e4e95d5870c5c9f8679c5b16882e4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a630f83592cdad1253523a1b760cfe78fef6cd9c"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39834","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-39834","identifiers":["CVE-2025-39834"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}