CVE-2026-23021
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CVE-2026-23021 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.10.1, < 5.10.248 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.198 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.161 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.121 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.12.66 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.18.6 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.10 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.19 | Rc1 |
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