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CVE-2026-45872 (GCVE-0-2026-45872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 12:15 – Updated: 2026-05-27 12:15
VLAI
Title
scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns()
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns() pqi_report_phys_luns() fails to release the rpl_list buffer when encountering an unsupported data format or when the allocation for rpl_16byte_wwid_list fails. These early returns bypass the cleanup logic, leading to memory leaks. Consolidate the error handling by adding an out_free_rpl_list label and use goto statements to ensure rpl_list is consistently freed on failure. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 , < f471ecfec093e39ef8fd08978413793087daa14d (git)
Affected: 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 , < fdf1188cfa80f88c9f18d58cb33d57ff40e70e26 (git)
Affected: 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 , < d52e13122d3771f753dd73ae6512fa01f58015cb (git)
Affected: 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 , < e5579ebaadc7b699868dad0f591a7bf83cd647e1 (git)
Affected: 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 , < 454570434114e4862767f506a442a0f110b639b2 (git)
Affected: 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 , < 41b37312bd9722af77ec7817ccf22d7a4880c289 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 5.16
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.16 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.165 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.128 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.75 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.14 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19.4 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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