SB2026011404 - Memory leak in Linux kernel rose
Published: January 14, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026011404
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71086)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the rose_kill_by_device() function in net/rose/af_rose.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1418c12cd3bba79dc56b57b61c99efe40f579981
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6595beb40fb0ec47223d3f6058ee40354694c8e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92d900aac3a5721fb54f3328f1e089b44a861c38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6185a32496834d6980b168cffcccc2d6b17280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b409ba9e1e63ccf3ab4cc061e33c1f804183543e