In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: wilc1000: fix dma_buffer leak on bus acquire failure
wilc_wlan_firmware_download() allocates dma_buffer with kmalloc() at
the top of the function and uses a 'fail:' label to free it via
kfree(dma_buffer) on error.
All later error paths correctly use 'goto fail' to route through this
cleanup. However, the early failure path after the first acquire_bus()
call uses a bare 'return ret;', which leaks dma_buffer whenever the bus
acquire fails.
Replace the early return with goto fail so the existing cleanup path
runs.
Found via a custom Coccinelle semantic patch hunting for kmalloc'd
locals leaked on early-return error paths in driver firmware-download
code.
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Information
Published : 2026-07-19 16:17
Updated : 2026-08-17 19:39
NVD link : CVE-2026-64145
Mitre link : CVE-2026-64145
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-64145
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
