CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72223

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

In the Linux kernel's nvdimm/btt subsystem, memory allocated by btt_freelist_init(), btt_rtt_init(), and btt_maplocks_init() is not freed on some discover_arenas() error paths. This leaks memory when arena discovery fails. The fix adds missing kfree() calls before returning an error.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak during arena discovery can lead to memory exhaustion, potentially affecting system stability and service availability.

Recommendation

Install the updated Linux kernel containing the fix for CVE-2026-72223 to avoid memory leaks on arena discovery errors.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm/btt: Free arena sub-allocations on discover_arenas() error path Memory allocated by btt_freelist_init(), btt_rtt_init(), and btt_maplocks_init() is not freed on some discover_arenas() error paths. This leaks memory when arena discovery fails. Add the missing kfree() calls to release the allocations before returning an error. [ as: commit message and log edits ]

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