FKIE_CVE-2026-23258

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-18 18:16 - Updated: 2026-03-19 13:25
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Summary
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.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d4590fde856cb94bd9a46e795c29d8288c238fc
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926ede0c85e1e57c97d64d9612455267d597bb2c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e57c0b68c9e6f9a8fd7c1167861a5a730eb2f4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be109646cdaecab262f6276303b1763468c94378
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0ed6c77ec34050971fd0df2a94dfdea66d09331
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81a8515fb8c8fb5d0dbc21f48337494bf1d60df
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d028147ae06407cb355245db1774793600670169
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: liquidio: Initialize netdev pointer before queue setup\n\nIn setup_nic_devices(), the netdev is allocated using alloc_etherdev_mq().\nHowever, the pointer to this structure is stored in oct-\u003eprops[i].netdev\nonly after the calls to netif_set_real_num_rx_queues() and\nnetif_set_real_num_tx_queues().\n\nIf either of these functions fails, setup_nic_devices() returns an error\nwithout freeing the allocated netdev. Since oct-\u003eprops[i].netdev is still\nNULL at this point, the cleanup function liquidio_destroy_nic_device()\nwill fail to find and free the netdev, resulting in a memory leak.\n\nFix this by initializing oct-\u003eprops[i].netdev before calling the queue\nsetup functions. This ensures that the netdev is properly accessible for\ncleanup in case of errors.\n\nCompile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool\nand code review."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnet: liquidio: Inicializar el puntero netdev antes de la configuraci\u00f3n de la cola\n\nEn setup_nic_devices(), el netdev se asigna usando alloc_etherdev_mq(). Sin embargo, el puntero a esta estructura se almacena en oct-\u0026gt;props[i].netdev solo despu\u00e9s de las llamadas a netif_set_real_num_rx_queues() y netif_set_real_num_tx_queues().\n\nSi alguna de estas funciones falla, setup_nic_devices() devuelve un error sin liberar el netdev asignado. Dado que oct-\u0026gt;props[i].netdev sigue siendo NULL en este punto, la funci\u00f3n de limpieza liquidio_destroy_nic_device() no lograr\u00e1 encontrar y liberar el netdev, lo que resultar\u00e1 en una fuga de memoria.\n\nCorrija esto inicializando oct-\u0026gt;props[i].netdev antes de llamar a las funciones de configuraci\u00f3n de cola. Esto asegura que el netdev sea correctamente accesible para la limpieza en caso de errores.\n\nProbado solo en compilaci\u00f3n. Problema encontrado usando una herramienta prototipo de an\u00e1lisis est\u00e1tico y revisi\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-23258",
  "lastModified": "2026-03-19T13:25:00.570",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-03-18T18:16:24.167",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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