CVE-2024-52332 igb: Fix potential invalid memory access in igb_init_module()

What is CVE-2024-52332?

CVE-2024-52332 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

igb: Fix potential invalid memory access in igb_init_module()

The pci_register_driver() can fail and when this happened, the dca_notifier needs to be unregistered, otherwise the dca_notifier can be called when igb fails to install, resulting to invalid memory access.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52332?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52332?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-52332 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52332 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-52332, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52332, GHSA-wvm7-8j8w-hp55, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52332.