Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_alloc Memory allocated for idxd is not freed if an error occurs during idxd_alloc(). To fix it, free the allocated memory in the reverse order of allocation before exiting the function in case of an error.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel; debian: debian linux
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a5cca76c76c86063000a12936f8e7875295838 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f005eb68890698e5abc6a3af04dab76f175c50c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afd9a1f644b27661420257dcc007d5009c99dd Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e94a2c3e4c166cd2736ac225fba5889fb1e8ac0 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/868dbce755ec92855362d213f47e045a8388361a Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 9 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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