CVE-2026-23079

Published: Feb 4, 2026Modified: Mar 18, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.17.10 to 6.18
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.18.1 to 6.18.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.18 rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.19 rc6

Related CWEs

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16414341b0dd58b650b5df45c79115bc5977bb76

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70b3c280533167749a8f740acaa8ef720f78f984

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

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