CVE-2026-97440
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: qrtr: fix node refcount leak on ctrl packet alloc failure
qrtr_send_resume_tx() calls qrtr_node_lookup() which takes a reference on the returned node. If the subsequent call to qrtr_alloc_ctrl_packet() fails due to memory allocation failure, the function returns -ENOMEM without calling qrtr_node_release() to release the node reference.
Add qrtr_node_release(node) before returning on the allocation failure path to properly release the reference.
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: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- 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/3b09ff54114566864eea59020f6b69c5bb325b9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477353db343663d5502ca442c6de785d2f23f273
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78d066ecac9ce50441d4affae0df2093c4c3e62e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d969c98732a4d42212ec580dd5bbad53f246103
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3515740174b778d0ee44acc477b51a6478da6b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3e90fbcd2d5ec1632bc2e8cdd1218f56bcb5fcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76a39c45182d9137e053081cee9f2c197404ce6
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: qrtr: fix node refcount leak on ctrl packet alloc failure\n\nqrtr_send_resume_tx() calls qrtr_node_lookup() which takes a\nreference on the returned node. If the subsequent call to\nqrtr_alloc_ctrl_packet() fails due to memory allocation failure, the\nfunction returns -ENOMEM without calling qrtr_node_release() to\nrelease the node reference.\n\nAdd qrtr_node_release(node) before returning on the allocation failure\npath to properly release the reference."
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