CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's bnx2x driver, where a failure in memory allocation can lead to a potential memory leak due to improper handling of allocated structures. This could result in increased memory consumption over time, potentially impacting system performance and stability. Organizations utilizing Linux systems with the bnx2x driver should prioritize applying the fix to mitigate the risk of resource exhaustion.
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnx2x: fix potential memory leak in bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp() If the allocation of fp[i].tpa_info fails, the error path will not free the struct bnx2x_fastpath allocated earlier, as it is not linked to the bp structure yet. Fix that by linking it immediately after allocation.