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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-46178 · published 28 May 2026

CVE-2026-46178: Linux kernel memory leak vulnerability

Linux · Linux Kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx4: Fix resource leak on error in mlx4_ib_create_srq() Sashiko points out that mlx4_srq_alloc() was not undone during error unwind, add the missing call to mlx4_srq_free().

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.18% · top 93.6% CWE-401 · Memory leak
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx4: Fix resource leak on error in mlx4_ib_create_srq() Sashiko points out that mlx4_srq_alloc() was not undone during error unwind, add the missing call to mlx4_srq_free().

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0be6ae614ca7fa53e7389e3c7462ed20abbd4192 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dbd619716fb07b7de1acd64fec673ee6e1adde7 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/388617f44d81604a760742a0b5de292d411e63e3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53fd4c03558672ccb167754fbacbf045c7ab335c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b3b220d54e6a3d77380cb7caa1ef79cb8f4fc94 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c54c7e4cb679c0aaa1cb489b9c3f2cd98e63a44c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5dc30da990045105c9762248d23076223e7878a Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01b8c9286c470b71a38acd320106f2c4f2826a1 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-46178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.