CVE-2026-46178

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx4: Fix resource leak on error in mlx4_ib_create_srq() Sashiko points out that mlx4_srq_alloc() was not undone during error unwind, add the missing call to mlx4_srq_free().

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0be6ae614ca7fa53e7389e3c7462ed20abbd4192	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dbd619716fb07b7de1acd64fec673ee6e1adde7	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/388617f44d81604a760742a0b5de292d411e63e3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53fd4c03558672ccb167754fbacbf045c7ab335c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b3b220d54e6a3d77380cb7caa1ef79cb8f4fc94	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c54c7e4cb679c0aaa1cb489b9c3f2cd98e63a44c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5dc30da990045105c9762248d23076223e7878a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01b8c9286c470b71a38acd320106f2c4f2826a1	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2::::::

History

19 Oct 2026, 20:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-772

Information

Published : 2026-05-28 10:16

Updated : 2026-10-19 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-46178

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46178

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46178

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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