CVE-2026-23023
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Publication date: 2026-01-31
Last updated on: 2026-03-25
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
idpf: fix memory leak in idpf_vport_rel()
Free vport->rx_ptype_lkup in idpf_vport_rel() to avoid leaking memory
during a reset. Reported by kmemleak:
unreferenced object 0xff450acac838a000 (size 4096):
comm "kworker/u258:5", pid 7732, jiffies 4296830044
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc 3da81902):
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x469/0x7a0
idpf_send_get_rx_ptype_msg+0x90/0x570 [idpf]
idpf_init_task+0x1ec/0x8d0 [idpf]
process_one_work+0x226/0x6d0
worker_thread+0x19e/0x340
kthread+0x10f/0x250
ret_from_fork+0x251/0x2b0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.7 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.6 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7.1 (inc) to 6.12.66 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's idpf driver, specifically in the function idpf_vport_rel(). The issue occurs because the memory allocated for vport->rx_ptype_lkup is not freed during a reset, leading to a leak. This was reported by kmemleak, a memory leak detector.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak can cause increased memory usage over time, potentially leading to reduced system performance or stability issues if the leaked memory accumulates during repeated resets.
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