{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-23257","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-01-13T15:37:45.990Z","datePublished":"2026-03-18T17:41:04.078Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:03:21.725Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:03:21.725Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in PF setup_nic_devices() cleanup\n\nIn setup_nic_devices(), the initialization loop jumps to the label\nsetup_nic_dev_free on failure. The current cleanup loop while(i--)\nskip the failing index i, causing a memory leak.\n\nFix this by changing the loop to iterate from the current index i\ndown to 0.\n\nAlso, decrement i in the devlink_alloc failure path to point to the\nlast successfully allocated index.\n\nCompile tested only. Issue found using code review."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c"],"versions":[{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"af38d9a5cb49fe9d0d282b44f17fdc1f3270d99d","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"d86c58eb005eb99da402452f3db7a6e0eae32815","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"f1216b80c9040a904d2ad7c8cd24ca0ff1f36932","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"a0d2389c8cdc1f05de5eb8663bffe9ed05dca769","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"f86bd16280a0f88b538394e0565c56ce4756da99","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"293eaad0d6d6b2a37a458c7deb7be345349cd963","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f21fb3ed364bb83533c5efe19354e337ea9ecda9","lessThan":"8558aef4e8a1a83049ab906d21d391093cfa7e7f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_main.c"],"versions":[{"version":"4.2","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"4.2","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.250","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.200","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.163","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.124","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.70","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.10","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.250"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.200"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.163"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.124"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.70"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.10"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"4.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.19"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af38d9a5cb49fe9d0d282b44f17fdc1f3270d99d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d86c58eb005eb99da402452f3db7a6e0eae32815"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1216b80c9040a904d2ad7c8cd24ca0ff1f36932"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0d2389c8cdc1f05de5eb8663bffe9ed05dca769"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86bd16280a0f88b538394e0565c56ce4756da99"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293eaad0d6d6b2a37a458c7deb7be345349cd963"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8558aef4e8a1a83049ab906d21d391093cfa7e7f"}],"title":"net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in PF setup_nic_devices() cleanup","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}