Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: fix memory leak of flow steer list on rmmod The flow steering list maintains entries that are added and removed as ethtool creates and deletes flow steering rules. Module removal with active entries causes memory leak as the list is not properly cleaned up. Prevent this by iterating through the remaining entries in the list and freeing the associated memory during module removal. Add a spinlock (flow_steer_list_lock) to protect the list access from multiple threads.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (10)
linux/Kernel
6.17.0 - 6.18.6linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.17
Linux/Linux
6.17
Linux/Linux
6.18.6 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux
6.19
Linux/Linux
ada3e24b84a097b27a823f1ad98e5b2e8c979689 - 1aedff70a5e97628eaaf17b169774cb6a45a1dc5
Linux/Linux
ada3e24b84a097b27a823f1ad98e5b2e8c979689 - f9841bd28b600526ca4f6713b0ca49bf7bb98452
linux/linux_kernel
6.17
linux/linux_kernel
6.19 rc1 (8 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
6.17.1 - 6.18.6
Published
Jan 31, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026