CVE-2026-23256

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup_nic_devices() cleanup In setup_nic_devices(), the initialization loop jumps to the label setup_nic_dev_free on failure. The current cleanup loop while(i--) skip the failing index i, causing a memory leak. Fix this by changing the loop to iterate from the current index i down to 0. Compile tested only. Issue found using code review.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fbca1e93ec3f39f76c31a8f9afa32ce00da48a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf519e39b51cb08a93c0599870b35a23db1031e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4640fa5ad5e1a0dbd1c2d22323b7d70a8107dcfd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b19b3a22306fe452ec9e8ff96063f4bfb77b99	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbba46934aefdfb5d171e0a95aec06c24f7ca30	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71a56b89203ec7e5670d94a61a9b4ae617eca804	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd680e56e316be92c01568be98d85d7a6c9bd92c	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-03-18 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-23256

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23256

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23256

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-193

Off-by-one Error

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