CVE-2026-23029
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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_eiointc_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_eiointc_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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2026-05-07
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2026-01-31
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2026-23029
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) implementation for the LoongArch architecture. Specifically, in the function kvm_ioctl_create_device(), memory is allocated for a kvm_device struct, but the corresponding destroy function, kvm_eiointc_destroy(), does not properly free this memory, leading to a memory leak. The issue has been fixed by ensuring the allocated memory is freed correctly.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

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. This could affect the stability and reliability of virtual machines hosted on such systems.


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