{"id":"CVE-2026-23038","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node()\n\nIn nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails,\nthe function jumps to the o…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node()\n\nIn nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails,\nthe function jumps to the o…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < e2dde5dafb80f1af4028ed10ad255f42af71c784","Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < 27c90d8ed81e7a289c9fe41b5e31d8bb609a3385","Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < 34b9dd179818ff7af2b36410985fd8166573c62d","Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < 869862056e100973e76ce9f5f1b01837771b7722","Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < 86da7efd12295a7e2b4abde5e5984c821edd938f","Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < ed5d3f2f6885eb99f729e6ffd946e3aa058bd3eb","Linux >= d67ae825a59d639e4d8b82413af84d854617a87e < 0c728083654f0066f5e10a1d2b0bd0907af19a58","Linux 4.0"],"published":"2026-01-31","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:18:40.413","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23038","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c728083654f0066f5e10a1d2b0bd0907af19a58","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c90d8ed81e7a289c9fe41b5e31d8bb609a3385","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b9dd179818ff7af2b36410985fd8166573c62d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/869862056e100973e76ce9f5f1b01837771b7722","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86da7efd12295a7e2b4abde5e5984c821edd938f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dde5dafb80f1af4028ed10ad255f42af71c784","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5d3f2f6885eb99f729e6ffd946e3aa058bd3eb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00282,"epssPercentile":0.20575,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-06-16T20:32:12.394629Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.994Z","slug":"CVE-2026-23038","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node()\n\nIn nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails,\nthe function jumps to the out_scratch label without freeing the already\nallocated dsaddrs list, leading to a memory leak.\n\nFix this by jumping to the out_err_drain_dsaddrs label, which properly\nfrees the dsaddrs list before cleaning up other resources.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}