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.
Published: 2026-03-18
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8278-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8289-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8296-1 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8296-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8278-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-193
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-590
CWE-665

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-590
CWE-665

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
CWE-682

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
CWE-682

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup_nic_devices() cleanup
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:03:20.564Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-23256

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-18T18:16:23.817

Modified: 2026-05-21T00:13:21.407

Link: CVE-2026-23256

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-23256 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T02:00:11Z

Weaknesses

No weakness.