Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

octeontx2-af: Free BPID bitmap on setup failure

nix_setup_bpids() allocates bp->bpids with rvu_alloc_bitmap(), which uses
a plain kcalloc(). If any of the following devm_kcalloc() allocations for
the BPID mapping arrays fails, the function returns without freeing the
bitmap. Free the BPID bitmap before returning from those error paths.
Published: 2026-08-15
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-401

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-772
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-401

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: Free BPID bitmap on setup failure nix_setup_bpids() allocates bp->bpids with rvu_alloc_bitmap(), which uses a plain kcalloc(). If any of the following devm_kcalloc() allocations for the BPID mapping arrays fails, the function returns without freeing the bitmap. Free the BPID bitmap before returning from those error paths.
Title octeontx2-af: Free BPID bitmap on setup failure
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:07:16.287Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.902Z

Link: CVE-2026-72050

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:14.323

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:03.123

Link: CVE-2026-72050

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72050 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-18T06:00:04Z

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