CVE-2026-23079

CWE-401 — Memory Leak7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Linux LinuxLinux Linux Kernel
Timeline
PublishedFeb 4

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.17.10 — 6.18+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxd4cd0902c156b2ca60fdda8cd8b5bcb4b0e9ed64 — 16414341b0dd58b650b5df45c79115bc5977bb76+3
▶Debianlinux< 6.18.8-1

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-rpmc-m7xh-8763: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error h↗2026-02-04
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CVEList
gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()↗2026-02-04
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OSV
CVE-2026-23079: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error han↗2026-02-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()↗2026-02-04
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Debian
CVE-2026-23079: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev:...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23079 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-23079 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | In the Linux kernel | cvebase.io