PT-2026-37497 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-43157
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Published
2026-02-06
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Updated
2026-08-19
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak occurs in the octeontx2-af driver due to RX/TX flow-control bitmaps
rx fc pfvf bmap and tx fc pfvf bmap being allocated by the cgx lmac init() function but not released by the cgx lmac exit() function. This issue is triggered when unbinding and rebinding the driver, leading to unreferenced objects in memory.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu