# CVE-2024-50209: RDMA/bnxt\_re: Add a check for memory allocation

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-08 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add a check for memory allocation __alloc_pbl() can return error when memory allocation fails. Driver is not checking the status on one of the instances.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe51dd516e6d4e655f31c8a1cbc050dde7ba97b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322a19baaaa25a1fe8ce9fceaed9409ad847844c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76dd679c3b148d23f72dcf6c3cde3d5f746b2c07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71957271f2e8133a6aa82001c2fa671d5008129
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9045887b435a4c5551245ae034b8791b4e4aaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c1ae73b7741fa3b58e6e001b407825bb971225

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