CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72401

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, in the BPF subsystem, a memory leak in the verifier error handling path was fixed. When allocation of env->succ fails, freeing of env->insn_aux_data is skipped, leading to a memory leak. The fix moves the freeing to the err_free_env label.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak may lead to exhaustion of system resources, potentially resulting in system crash or denial of service.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix insn_aux_data leak on verifier err_free_env path When bpf_check() allocates env->insn_aux_data successfully but later fails to allocate env->succ, it jumps directly to err_free_env. The existing vfree(env->insn_aux_data) sits before the err_free_env label, so that direct jump bypasses it and leaks insn_aux_data. Move vfree(env->insn_aux_data) into err_free_env so all early and late exit paths release it consistently.

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