SB2026021639 - Memory leak in Linux kernel ethernet rocker driver
Published: February 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026021639
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23164)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the rocker_world_port_post_fini() function in drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a3a64d75d2d0727da285749476761ebcad557a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce2e85889939c02740b4245301aa5c35fc94887
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d7ba71e46216b8657a82ca2ec118bc93812a4d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11e6f926480ab0939fec44781f28558c54be4e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d448bf96889f1905e740c554780f5c9fa0440566
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8723917efda3b4f4c3de78d1ec1e1af015c0be1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce375f4afc348c310d171abcde7ec1499a4c26a