Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23464
Published: April 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124909
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23464
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in mpfs_sys_controller_probe() when probing the system controller device. A local attacker can trigger an error path that fails to free allocated memory to cause a denial of service.
This issue occurs if of_get_mtd_device_by_node() fails after memory for sys_controller has been allocated.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23464
Install security update from vendor's repository.