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CVE-2026-72050

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the octeontx2-af driver has a memory leak in nix_setup_bpids(). If any devm_kcalloc() allocation for BPID mapping arrays fails, the function returns without freeing the previously allocated BPID bitmap.

Risk Assessment

Risk of kernel memory exhaustion on allocation failures, potentially leading to system instability or denial of service.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that frees the BPID bitmap before returning from error paths.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Free BPID bitmap on setup failure nix_setup_bpids() allocates bp->bpids with rvu_alloc_bitmap(), which uses a plain kcalloc(). If any of the following devm_kcalloc() allocations for the BPID mapping arrays fails, the function returns without freeing the bitmap. Free the BPID bitmap before returning from those error paths.

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