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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-72023 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-pf: fix SQB pointer leak on init failure otx2_init_hw_resources() initializes SQ aura and pool resources before several later setup steps. On failure, err_free_sq_ptrs only frees SQB pages, leaving the per-SQ sqb_ptrs arrays behind. Use otx2_free_sq_res() for the SQ unwind path and let it free sqb_ptrs even when sq->sqe has not been allocated yet. The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing v6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still present in v7.1.1. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have an OcteonTX2 PF device and the corresponding AF mailbox setup to test with, no runtime testing was able to be performed.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/148d7ec0a3a98839c320e6cdd112e2e88bfb091b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23d917acd9c9a9fd999688ec3fdde7aa58ab8a14 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df30f05db96552903680a17f858d250dfd9e86e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e023fe2569e630ba23b5558ebe4bf4837af4d16 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e7df6d042aeebd5efb581074e28865c04477be kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-72023
NVD Published Date:
08/15/2026
NVD Last Modified:
08/15/2026
Source:
kernel.org