CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72038

Low risk· EPSS 12%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel liquidio driver, a vulnerability exists causing a BAR resource leak when cn23xx_get_pf_num() fails. The function returns without unmapping either BAR, leading to resource leak.

Risk Assessment

BAR resource leak could lead to memory management issues and potential system crashes in environments using LiquidIO network cards.

Recommendation

Apply a kernel update containing the fix that unmaps both BARs before returning from the error path.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure If cn23xx_get_pf_num() fails, the function returns without unmapping either BAR. Unmap both BARs before returning from the error path. Found by manual code review.

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