Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup_nic_devices() cleanup In setup_nic_devices(), the initialization loop jumps to the label setup_nic_dev_free on failure. The current cleanup loop while(i--) skip the failing index i, causing a memory leak. Fix this by changing the loop to iterate from the current index i down to 0. Compile tested only. Issue found using code review.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-18T17:41:02.964Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-18T17:41:02.964Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23256 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-23256.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fbca1e93ec3f39f76c31a8f9afa32ce00da48a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf519e39b51cb08a93c0599870b35a23db1031e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4640fa5ad5e1a0dbd1c2d22323b7d70a8107dcfd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b19b3a22306fe452ec9e8ff96063f4bfb77b99 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbba46934aefdfb5d171e0a95aec06c24f7ca30 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71a56b89203ec7e5670d94a61a9b4ae617eca804 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd680e56e316be92c01568be98d85d7a6c9bd92c cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026031818-CVE-2026-23256-b93b@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23256 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23256 cve-icon
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