# CVE-2024-43913: nvme: apple: fix device reference counting

CVE-2024-43913 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43913, released August 26, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43913
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0022
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 26, 2024
- Weakness: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43913

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  nvme: apple: fix device reference counting  Drivers must call nvme_uninit_ctrl after a successful nvme_init_ctrl. Split the allocation side out to make the error handling boundary easier to navigate. The apple driver had been doing this wrong, leaking the controller device memory on a tagset failure.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0428-1.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0428-1.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0289-1.md) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-coco_debug sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0289-1.md) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0557-1.md) | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0557-1.md) | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-rt_debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0557-1.md) | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0428-1.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0428-1.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0289-1.md) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-source-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0557-1.md) | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0428-1.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0428-1.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0289-1.md) | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0557-1.md) | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-0499-1.md) | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.10.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43913](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-43913.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.10.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43913](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-43913.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |

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