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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-37872

CVE-2025-37872

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: txgbe: fix memory leak in txgbe_probe() error path

When txgbe_sw_init() is called, memory is allocated for wx->rss_key in wx_init_rss_key(). However, in txgbe_probe() function, the subsequent error paths after txgbe_sw_init() don't free the rss_key. Fix that by freeing it in error path along with wx->mac_table.

Also change the label to which execution jumps when txgbe_sw_init() fails, because otherwise, it could lead to a double free for rss_key, when the mac_table allocation fails in wx_sw_init().

Affected products

6
  • Linux/Kernel5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.8,<6.12.25
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.8
  • osv-coords
    Range: >= 6.8.0, < 6.12.25

Patches

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