CVE-2026-102006 (GCVE-0-2026-102006)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-28 20:46 – Updated: 2026-09-28 20:46
VLAI
Title
VxWorks 7 Memory allocation
Summary
In Wind River VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09, specific system call arguments can result in the process management subsystem failing to properly release allocated kernel memory before terminating the calling application. Fixed in Version 26.09
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wind River Systems Inc VxWorks 7 Affected: VxWorks 7
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Date Public
2026-09-28 20:29
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