CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72475

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the dma-axi-dmac driver has an issue with incomplete freeing of the axi_dmac_desc structure. In the error path after calling axi_dmac_alloc_desc() in axi_dmac_prep_peripheral_dma_vec(), the axi_dmac_free_desc() function is not used, leading to memory leak or incomplete release.

Risk Assessment

Incomplete memory freeing can lead to memory leaks, which over time may cause performance degradation or system crash.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that uses axi_dmac_free_desc() to fully free the descriptor in the error path. Update the system to a kernel version with the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dma-axi-dmac: Properly free struct axi_dmac_desc Use axi_dmac_free_desc() to free fully the descriptor at fail path when call axi_dmac_alloc_desc() in axi_dmac_prep_peripheral_dma_vec().

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