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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: Add SKB allocation failures handling in __octep_oq_process_rx() build_skb() returns NULL in case of a memory allocatio…

High CVSS 7.5
CVECVE-2024-50145
First seen2026-08-05 12:15 UTC
Disclosed2024-11-07 10:15 UTC
Last updated2026-08-05 12:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: Add SKB allocation failures handling in __octep_oq_process_rx() build_skb() returns NULL in case of a memory allocation failure so handle it inside __octep_oq_process_rx() to avoid NULL pointer dereference. __octep_oq_process_rx() is called during NAPI polling by the driver. If skb allocation fails, keep on pulling packets out of the Rx DMA queue: we shouldn't break the polling immediately and thus falsely indicat…

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Affected products

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

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Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD