CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72087

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

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

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

Summary

In the Linux kernel scsi: lpfc driver, in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup() there is a memory leak. The memory allocated for mboxq using mempool_alloc() is not freed in some early exit error paths. The fix moves the mempool_free() call earlier, after last use.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak can lead to kernel memory exhaustion, potentially causing system crash or instability.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-72087.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix memory leak in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup() The memory allocated for mboxq using mempool_alloc() is not freed in some of the early exit error paths. Fix that by moving the mempool_free() call to an earlier point after last use.

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