CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80948

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, iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() in the iwlwifi dvm driver: jumping to out_free_eeprom bypasses the out_free_eeprom_blob label. Consequently, error paths after successfully parsing the EEPROM free priv->nvm_data but leak priv->eeprom_blob. The fix reorders the error handling labels.

Risk Assessment

A kernel memory leak can lead to gradual resource exhaustion and eventually denial of service or system instability. Affects systems with Intel DVM Wireless cards.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that reorders the error handling labels. Until patched, monitor kernel memory usage on devices with iwlwifi dvm.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: dvm: fix memory leak in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() In iwl_op_mode_dvm_start(), jumping to out_free_eeprom currently bypasses the out_free_eeprom_blob label. Consequently, error paths triggered after successfully parsing the EEPROM free priv->nvm_data but leak priv->eeprom_blob. Fix this memory leak by reordering the error handling labels so that out_free_eeprom falls through to out_free_eeprom_blob. The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing v6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still present in v7.1-rc6. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have supported Intel DVM wireless hardware and firmware to test with, no runtime testing was able to be performed.

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