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An example of this is in wm831x_gpio_dbg_show().\n\n   171\tchar *label __free(kfree) = gpiochip_dup_line_label(chip, i);\n   172\tif (IS_ERR(label)) {\n   173\t\tdev_err(wm831x->dev, \"Failed to duplicate label\\n\");\n   174\t\tcontinue;\n   175  }\n\nThe auto clean up function should check for error pointers as well,\notherwise we're going to keep hitting issues like this."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["include/linux/slab.h"],"versions":[{"version":"af53aaf20722d745a69a051114a1ae237f5b922e","lessThan":"edca32f87329d6e341d2143a3b58ec254e8f6b88","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f550466949e822afcd0b546a4fc35795930660bc","lessThan":"946771c2a2b1150f9b7286feadc3aa1e15a1eb16","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"3c6cc62ce1265aa5623e2e1b29c0fe258bf6e232","lessThan":"9f6eb0ab4f95240589ee85fd9886a944cd3645b2","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"54da6a0924311c7cf5015533991e44fb8eb12773","lessThan":"ac6cf3ce9b7d12acb7b528248df5f87caa25fcdc","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"54da6a0924311c7cf5015533991e44fb8eb12773","lessThan":"79cbe0be6c0317b215ddd8bd3e32f0afdac48543","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"54da6a0924311c7cf5015533991e44fb8eb12773","lessThan":"cd7eb8f83fcf258f71e293f7fc52a70be8ed0128","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["include/linux/slab.h"],"versions":[{"version":"6.5","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.5","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.91","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.31","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.8.10","lessThanOrEqual":"6.8.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.9","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.1.79","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.91"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.31"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.8.10"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.9"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edca32f87329d6e341d2143a3b58ec254e8f6b88"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/946771c2a2b1150f9b7286feadc3aa1e15a1eb16"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6eb0ab4f95240589ee85fd9886a944cd3645b2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac6cf3ce9b7d12acb7b528248df5f87caa25fcdc"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79cbe0be6c0317b215ddd8bd3e32f0afdac48543"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd7eb8f83fcf258f71e293f7fc52a70be8ed0128"}],"title":"mm/slab: make __free(kfree) accept error pointers","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2024-06-06T18:34:10.099765Z","id":"CVE-2024-36890","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2024-06-06T18:34:28.352Z"}},{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE","dateUpdated":"2024-08-02T03:43:49.148Z"},"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6eb0ab4f95240589ee85fd9886a944cd3645b2","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac6cf3ce9b7d12acb7b528248df5f87caa25fcdc","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79cbe0be6c0317b215ddd8bd3e32f0afdac48543","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd7eb8f83fcf258f71e293f7fc52a70be8ed0128","tags":["x_transferred"]}]}]}}