CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72308

Low risk· EPSS 11%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel mlxsw driver, mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() does not release the LAG reference when mlxsw_sp_port_lag_index_get() fails. Other error paths jump to a cleanup label that calls mlxsw_sp_lag_put(), but this path returns an error without releasing. The fix replaces 'return err' with a goto to the cleanup label.

Risk Assessment

Reference leak can lead to resource exhaustion, potentially affecting system stability or network operation.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that ensures the LAG reference is released in the error path.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: fix refcount leak in mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() When mlxsw_sp_port_lag_index_get() fails, mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() returns an error without releasing the lag reference obtained by the earlier mlxsw_sp_lag_get(). All other error paths in the function jump to the cleanup label that ends with mlxsw_sp_lag_put(), so this is a single missed release. Fix the leak by replacing the bare 'return err' with a goto to the existing error cleanup label, which will drop the reference safely.

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