# CVE-2024-41073: nvme: avoid double free special payload

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: avoid double free special payload If a discard request needs to be retried, and that retry may fail before a new special payload is added, a double free will result. Clear the RQF_SPECIAL_LOAD when the request is cleaned.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/882574942a9be8b9d70d13462ddacc80c4b385ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5942a14f795de957ae9d66027aac8ff4fe70057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3ab45aacd25d957547fb6d115c1574c20964b3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae84383c96d6662c24697ab6b44aae855ab670aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9fd1265fac85916f90b4648de02adccdb7220b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d574ab37f5f2e7937405613d9b1a724811e5ad

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