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FKIE_CVE-2026-72308

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-08-23 13:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: fix refcount leak in mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() When mlxsw_sp_port_lag_index_get() fails, mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() returns an error without releasing the lag reference obtained by the earlier mlxsw_sp_lag_get(). All other error paths in the function jump to the cleanup label that ends with mlxsw_sp_lag_put(), so this is a single missed release. Fix the leak by replacing the bare 'return err' with a goto to the existing error cleanup label, which will drop the reference safely.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cf8a1af42b1f12a30b7abd34fe4fc23b3170e7e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d8b3c3e129973a51ae924bdcf6993a76b828814
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fbeaa8ecd144ad593f9fa1ab4b40a780ad3700b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41c8c1d65b32beacd8d916a22457b4f6e47f45af
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3350eacd9df0597bfe36a594df7b9def0b3edf
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ff5b0083eae6f774360c4ea6874604e6c9b553
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf2d6eea26a226f8ebab7baea6f2b018f914560
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab468c3c03f4bcd7530ce2783a4140da14efb7b
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmlxsw: fix refcount leak in mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join()\n\nWhen mlxsw_sp_port_lag_index_get() fails, mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join()\nreturns an error without releasing the lag reference obtained by\nthe earlier mlxsw_sp_lag_get().  All other error paths in the\nfunction jump to the cleanup label that ends with\nmlxsw_sp_lag_put(), so this is a single missed release.\n\nFix the leak by replacing the bare \u0027return err\u0027 with a goto to the\nexisting error cleanup label, which will drop the reference safely."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-72308",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-23T13:16:43.340",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:22:03.570",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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