# CVE-2024-50159: firmware: arm\_scmi: Fix the double free in scmi\_debugfs\_common\_setup()

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-07 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Fix the double free in scmi_debugfs_common_setup() Clang static checker(scan-build) throws below warning： | drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c:line 2915, column 2 | Attempt to free released memory. When devm_add_action_or_reset() fails, scmi_debugfs_common_cleanup() will run twice which causes double free of 'dbg->name'. Remove the redundant scmi_debugfs_common_cleanup() to fix this problem.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d91d07913aee90556362d648d6a28a1eda419dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb324fdaf546bf14bc4c17e0037bca6cb952b121
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39b13dce1a91cdfc3bec9238f9e89094551bd428

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