CVE-2026-72224
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm/btt: Free arenas on btt_init() error paths
The arenas allocated by discover_arenas() or create_arenas() are not freed on some error paths in btt_init(). This leaks memory when BTT initialization fails.
Call free_arenas() from the affected error paths to release the allocations.
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CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.22%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 11
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b63788093ff6ccfffe6e87de9e08aeeb406599c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a6b6442a982d0ca5fb6a1a39b6f6dfd760eda57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52a7e7ece79c4b0f406149e19cd2b4b11a6c19e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5804e6a6912b5a1e47c821777d69191d69a3fe64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c967e105d50f885e02b0dbdc9211fd5f84bdcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e49684d90faa34ff6d5586be658e986d9d475ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab5293d9ac3f2c4232220e563d04701f5f44607
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4ca396bdd60b4e0a665b2589bfc4ddbea9bda2b
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvdimm/btt: Free arenas on btt_init() error paths\n\nThe arenas allocated by discover_arenas() or create_arenas() are not\nfreed on some error paths in btt_init(). This leaks memory when BTT\ninitialization fails.\n\nCall free_arenas() from the affected error paths to release the\nallocations.\n\n[ as: commit message and log edits ]"
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