CVE-2026-72050

kernel: octeontx2-af: Free BPID bitmap on setup failure

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 15, 2026

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the octeontx2-af component of the Linux kernel. During the setup of BPID (Back Pressure ID) mapping arrays, if memory allocation fails, the BPID bitmap is not properly freed. This can lead to a memory leak, potentially impacting system stability or performance.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime