CVE-2026-23028
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Publication date: 2026-01-31

Last updated on: 2026-02-03

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated memory, kvm_device->destroy() seems to be supposed to free its kvm_device struct, but kvm_ipi_destroy() is not currently doing this, that would lead to a memory leak. So, fix it.
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Published
2026-01-31
Last Modified
2026-02-03
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2026-06-16
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2026-01-31
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2026-23028
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) subsystem for the LoongArch architecture. Specifically, when creating a KVM device, memory is allocated for the device structure, but the function responsible for destroying the device (kvm_ipi_destroy) does not properly free this allocated memory, leading to a memory leak. The issue has been fixed by ensuring the memory is correctly freed.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion on systems running the affected Linux kernel with KVM on LoongArch architecture. This could affect the stability and reliability of virtualized environments.

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