CVE-2026-23021
Published: February 3, 2026Last modified: February 3, 2026
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.161-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.66-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.66-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471dfb97599eec74e0476046b3ef8e7037f27b34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5397ea6d21c35a17707e201a60761bdee00bcc4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f18eaa190374e0f2d253e3b1a65cee19a7abe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40af9a2904a1ab8ce61866ebe2a894ef30754ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5d92d2826dec51e5d4c6854865bc5817277452
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afa27621a28af317523e0836dad430bec551eb54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6eef731aba23a988decea1df3b08cf978f7b01