Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2026· Updated Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-23038
CVE-2026-23038
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node()
In nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails, the function jumps to the out_scratch label without freeing the already allocated dsaddrs list, leading to a memory leak.
Fix this by jumping to the out_err_drain_dsaddrs label, which properly frees the dsaddrs list before cleaning up other resources.
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Affected products
59- osv-coords58 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
>= 4.0.0, < 5.10.249+ 57 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0.0, < 5.10.249
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.27.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.htmlnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c728083654f0066f5e10a1d2b0bd0907af19a58nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c90d8ed81e7a289c9fe41b5e31d8bb609a3385nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b9dd179818ff7af2b36410985fd8166573c62dnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/869862056e100973e76ce9f5f1b01837771b7722nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/86da7efd12295a7e2b4abde5e5984c821edd938fnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dde5dafb80f1af4028ed10ad255f42af71c784nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5d3f2f6885eb99f729e6ffd946e3aa058bd3ebnvd
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