CVE-2025-39830
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path In the error path of hws_pool_buddy_init(), the buddy allocator cleanup doesn't free the allocator structure itself, causing a memory leak. Add the missing kfree() to properly release all allocated memory.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 16, 2025
First seenSep 16, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.16.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 6.12 ≤ v < 6.16.5, 6.17 | 6.16.5 |
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