#VU122854 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23164
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122854
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23164
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the rocker_world_port_post_fini() function in drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a3a64d75d2d0727da285749476761ebcad557a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce2e85889939c02740b4245301aa5c35fc94887
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d7ba71e46216b8657a82ca2ec118bc93812a4d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11e6f926480ab0939fec44781f28558c54be4e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d448bf96889f1905e740c554780f5c9fa0440566
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8723917efda3b4f4c3de78d1ec1e1af015c0be1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce375f4afc348c310d171abcde7ec1499a4c26a