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net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup_nic_devices() cleanup
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.250, 5.15.200, 6.1.163, 6.12.70, 6.18.10, 6.6.124
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-23256
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 23:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup_nic_devices() cleanup
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Mar 2026, 17:41 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-23256
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.250, 5.15.200, 6.1.163, 6.6.124, 6.12.70, 6.18.10
Complete source record
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