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CVE-2026-23256 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fbca1e93ec3f39f76c31a8f9afa32ce00da48a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf519e39b51cb08a93c0599870b35a23db1031e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4640fa5ad5e1a0dbd1c2d22323b7d70a8107dcfd kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b19b3a22306fe452ec9e8ff96063f4bfb77b99 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbba46934aefdfb5d171e0a95aec06c24f7ca30 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71a56b89203ec7e5670d94a61a9b4ae617eca804 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd680e56e316be92c01568be98d85d7a6c9bd92c kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-23256
NVD Published Date:
03/18/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/18/2026
Source:
kernel.org