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Medium 5.5Published Feb 4, 2026
CVE-2026-23079In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't fr…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-401
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.17.10 before 6.18; from 6.18.1 before 6.18.8; 6.18; 6.18; 6.19; 6.19; 6.19; 6.19; and 2 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16414341b0dd58b650b5df45c79115bc5977bb76patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70b3c280533167749a8f740acaa8ef720f78f984patch
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