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CVE-2026-23038

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CVSS
5.5 Medium
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.25%
Risk score
9.3
Published
2026-01-31
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node() In nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails, the function jumps to the out_scratch label without freeing the already allocated dsaddrs list, leading to a memory leak. Fix this by jumping to the out_err_drain_dsaddrs label, which properly frees the dsaddrs list before cleaning up other resources. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw by triggering a specific condition in the nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node() function within the pnfs/flexfiles module. This occurs because the dsaddrs list is not properly freed when the allocation for ds_versions fails. This memory leak could result in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.

Weaknesses

CWE-772

Coverage 5

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