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net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure If cn23xx_get_pf_num() fails, the function returns without unmapping either BAR. Unmap both BARs before returning from the error path. Found by manual code review.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 6.6.145, 7.1.5
CVEs
CVE-2026-72038
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
6 Nov 2026, 02:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Aug 2026, 05:51 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure If cn23xx_get_pf_num() fails, the function returns without unmapping either BAR. Unmap both BARs before returning from the error path. Found by manual code review.

osv:CVE-2026-72038

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5

Complete source record
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