5.5

CVE-2026-23160: octeon_ep: Fix memory leak in octep_device_setup()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23160DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23160
Published 14-02-2026Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-23160 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.13%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 15
MGASA-2026-0097MGASA-2026-0098USN-8278-1USN-8278-2USN-8289-1USN-8289-2

Timeline

  1. 14-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: Fix memory leak in octep_device_setup() In octep_device_setup(), if octep_ctrl_net_init() fails, the function returns directly without unmapping the mapped resources and freeing the allocated configuration memory. Fix this by jumping to the unsupported_dev label, which performs the necessary cleanup. This aligns with the error handling logic of other paths in this function. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.12% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu130 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-117.117 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1055.58 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 577f0d1b1c5f3282fa2011177b0af692a7c21aee, < 5058d3f8f17202e673f90af1446252322bd0850f | ≥ 577f0d1b1c5f3282fa2011177b0af692a7c21aee, < fdfd28e13c244d7c3345e74f339fd1b67605b694 | ≥ 577f0d1b1c5f3282fa2011177b0af692a7c21aee, < d753f3c3f9d7a6e6dbb4d3a97b73007d71624551 | ≥ 577f0d1b1c5f3282fa2011177b0af692a7c21aee, < 8016dc5ee19a77678c264f8ba368b1e873fa705b | 6.4
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.4, < 6.6.123 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.69 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.9 | 6.19:rc1 | 6.19:rc2 | 6.19:rc3 | 6.19:rc4 | 6.19:rc5 | 6.19:rc6 | 6.19:rc7
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.12.69-1 | < 6.18.9-1

3 vendors · 133 products

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