SB20260528208 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi smartpqi driver
Published: May 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260528208
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45872)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() when handling unsupported data formats or allocation failures. A local user can trigger the vulnerable error paths to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b37312bd9722af77ec7817ccf22d7a4880c289
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454570434114e4862767f506a442a0f110b639b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52e13122d3771f753dd73ae6512fa01f58015cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5579ebaadc7b699868dad0f591a7bf83cd647e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f471ecfec093e39ef8fd08978413793087daa14d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdf1188cfa80f88c9f18d58cb33d57ff40e70e26