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CVE-2026-23164

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredFeb 14, 2026UpdatedMar 18, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rocker: fix memory leak in rocker_world_port_post_fini() In rocker_world_port_pre_init(), rocker_port->wpriv is allocated with kzalloc(wops->port_priv_size, GFP_KERNEL). However, in rocker_world_port_post_fini(), the memory is only freed when wops->port_post_fini callback is set: if (!wops->port_post_fini) return; wops->port_post_fini(rocker_port); kfree(rocker_port->wpriv); Since rocker_ofdpa_ops does not implement port_post_fini callback (it is NULL), the wpriv memory allocated for each port is never freed when ports are removed. This leads to a memory leak of sizeof(struct ofdpa_port) bytes per port on every device removal. Fix this by always calling kfree(rocker_port->wpriv) regardless of whether the port_post_fini…

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.18%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
21
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▲ 0.06pp
0.11% → 0.18% over 5 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
23 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 14, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 18, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8186-1: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8187-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8188-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Apr 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-5: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8243-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
May 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8180-6: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8275-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8289-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-1: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
May 26, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8570-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 23, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8594-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8570-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Aug 21, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8669-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities