CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72448

Low risk· EPSS 8%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's octeontx2-pf driver, otx2_free_sq_res() does not free the SQ timestamp buffer (sq->timestamps), leading to memory leak during interface teardown or device removal.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak can lead to system resource exhaustion with repeated ifdown/device removal operations.

Recommendation

Install the updated Linux kernel with the fix adding qmem_free() for the timestamp buffer.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: Fix leak of SQ timestamp buffer on teardown The send-queue timestamp ring is allocated with qmem_alloc() when timestamping is used, but otx2_free_sq_res() never freed sq->timestamps, leaking that memory across ifdown and device removal. Add the missing qmem_free() alongside the other SQ companion buffers.

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