CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72039

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 bnx2x driver, a vulnerability exists causing a potential memory leak in bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp(). If the allocation of fp[i].tpa_info fails, the error path does not free the earlier allocated bnx2x_fastpath struct because it is not yet linked to the bp structure.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak could lead to memory exhaustion and system crashes in environments using bnx2x network cards.

Recommendation

Apply a kernel update containing the fix that links the bnx2x_fastpath struct immediately after allocation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnx2x: fix potential memory leak in bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp() If the allocation of fp[i].tpa_info fails, the error path will not free the struct bnx2x_fastpath allocated earlier, as it is not linked to the bp structure yet. Fix that by linking it immediately after allocation.

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