Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: Initialize netdev pointer before queue setup In setup_nic_devices(), the netdev is allocated using alloc_etherdev_mq(). However, the pointer to this structure is stored in oct->props[i].netdev only after the calls to netif_set_real_num_rx_queues() and netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(). If either of these functions fails, setup_nic_devices() returns an error without freeing the allocated netdev. Since oct->props[i].netdev is still NULL at this point, the cleanup function liquidio_destroy_nic_device() will fail to find and free the netdev, resulting in a memory leak. Fix this by initializing oct->props[i].netdev before calling the queue setup functions. This ensures that the netdev is properly accessible for cleanup in case of errors. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d4590fde856cb94bd9a46e795c29d8288c238fc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/926ede0c85e1e57c97d64d9612455267d597bb2c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e57c0b68c9e6f9a8fd7c1167861a5a730eb2f4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/be109646cdaecab262f6276303b1763468c94378 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ed6c77ec34050971fd0df2a94dfdea66d09331 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81a8515fb8c8fb5d0dbc21f48337494bf1d60df Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d028147ae06407cb355245db1774793600670169 Patch
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: 2 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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