CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-23038

Low risk· EPSS 13%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

A memory leak was found in the Linux kernel in the nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node() function within the pnfs/flexfiles driver. When allocation for ds_versions fails, the function jumps to the out_scratch label without freeing the already allocated dsaddrs list, causing a memory leak.

Risk Assessment

The memory leak can gradually exhaust system resources, potentially leading to system crashes or NFS service disruptions in extreme cases.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that jumps to the out_err_drain_dsaddrs label to properly free the dsaddrs list.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node() In nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails, the function jumps to the out_scratch label without freeing the already allocated dsaddrs list, leading to a memory leak. Fix this by jumping to the out_err_drain_dsaddrs label, which properly frees the dsaddrs list before cleaning up other resources.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS