PT-2026-72212 · Linux · Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-72023

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Published

2026-08-15

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Updated

2026-08-23

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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 7.1.2
Description A memory leak occurs in the octeontx2-pf driver during initialization failure. The otx2 init hw resources() function initializes SQ aura and pool resources, but if a subsequent setup step fails, the err free sq ptrs() function only releases SQB pages, failing to free the per-SQ sqb ptrs arrays.
Recommendations Update the Linux kernel to version 7.1.2 or later.

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-72023

Affected Products

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