net: hns: fix possible memory leak in hnae_ae_register()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 02dc0db19d944b4a90941db505ecf1aaec714be4, 2974f3b330ef25f5d34a4948d04290c2cd7802cf, 3b78453cca046d3b03853f0d077ad3ad130db886.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 02dc0db19d944b4a90941db505ecf1aaec714be4, 2974f3b330ef25f5d34a4948d04290c2cd7802cf, 3b78453cca046d3b03853f0d077ad3ad130db886 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hns: fix possible memory leak in hnae_ae_register() Inject fault while probing module, if device_register() fails, but the refcount of kobject is not decreased to 0, the name allocated in dev_set_name() is leaked. Fix this by calling put_device(), so that name can be freed in callback function kobject_cleanup(). unreferenced object 0xffff00c01aba2100 (size 128): comm "systemd-udevd", pid 1259, jiffies 4294903284 (age 294.152s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 68 6e 61 65 30 00 00 00 18 21 ba 1a c0 00 ff ff hnae0....!...... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000034783f26>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0xa0/0x3e0 [<00000000748188f2>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x164/0x2b0 [<00000000ab0743e8>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x6c/0x390 [<000000006c0ffb13>] kvasprintf+0x8c/0x118 [<00000000fa27bfe1>] kvasprintf_const+0x60/0xc8 [<0000000083e10ed7>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x3c/0xc0 [<000000000b87affc>] dev_set_name+0x7c/0xa0 [<000000003fd8fe26>] hnae_ae_register+0xcc/0x190 [hnae] [<00000000fe97edc9>] hns_dsaf_ae_init+0x9c/0x108 [hns_dsaf] [<00000000c36ff1eb>] hns_dsaf_probe+0x548/0x748 [hns_dsaf]
- Published
- Sep 16, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 5th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-401
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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Noroxi analysis
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel4.4 and later · before 4.9.332
- linux linux kernel4.10 and later · before 4.14.298
- linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.264
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.221
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.152
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.76
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.0.6
- linux linux kernel6.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 4.4affected
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before a3c148955c22fe1d94d7a2096005679c1f22eddfaffected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before 3b78453cca046d3b03853f0d077ad3ad130db886affected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before 7ae1345f6ad715acbcdc9e1ac28153684fd498bbaffected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before dfc0337c6dceb6449403b33ecb141f4a1458a1e9affected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before 2974f3b330ef25f5d34a4948d04290c2cd7802cfaffected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before 91f8f5342bee726ed5692583d58f69e7cc9ae60eaffected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before 02dc0db19d944b4a90941db505ecf1aaec714be4affected · git
- 6fe6611ff275522a4e4c0359e2f46cdd07780d2f and later · before ff2f5ec5d009844ec28f171123f9e58750cef4bfaffected · git
- before 4.4not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.6-1 | 6.0.6-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 02dc0db19d944b4a90941db505ecf1aaec714be4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 2974f3b330ef25f5d34a4948d04290c2cd7802cf | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 3b78453cca046d3b03853f0d077ad3ad130db886 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 7ae1345f6ad715acbcdc9e1ac28153684fd498bb | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 91f8f5342bee726ed5692583d58f69e7cc9ae60e | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | a3c148955c22fe1d94d7a2096005679c1f22eddf | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | dfc0337c6dceb6449403b33ecb141f4a1458a1e9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ff2f5ec5d009844ec28f171123f9e58750cef4bf | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.6-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2974f3b330ef25f5d34a4948d04290c2cd7802cf
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b78453cca046d3b03853f0d077ad3ad130db886
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae1345f6ad715acbcdc9e1ac28153684fd498bb
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f8f5342bee726ed5692583d58f69e7cc9ae60e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c148955c22fe1d94d7a2096005679c1f22eddf
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc0337c6dceb6449403b33ecb141f4a1458a1e9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff2f5ec5d009844ec28f171123f9e58750cef4bf
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.