CVE-2026-23028Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 31

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated memory, kvm_device->destroy() seems to be supposed to free its kvm_device struct, but kvm_ipi_destroy() is not currently doing this, that would lead to a memory leak. So, fix it.

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.13.06.18.7
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.18.8-1
CVEListV5linux/linuxc532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad05defcc2f9c22e6e09b5be68234ad10f4ba0292b7+2
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy()2026-01-31
GHSA
GHSA-2vjx-859r-qm27: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_dev2026-01-31
OSV
CVE-2026-23028: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_devic2026-01-31

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy()2026-01-31
Debian
CVE-2026-23028: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: ...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23028 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz