CVE-2026-23021

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: January 31, 2026 Modified: March 25, 2026
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471dfb97599eec74e0476046b3ef8e7037f27b34
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5397ea6d21c35a17707e201a60761bdee00bcc4e
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f18eaa190374e0f2d253e3b1a65cee19a7abe6
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40af9a2904a1ab8ce61866ebe2a894ef30754ba
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5d92d2826dec51e5d4c6854865bc5817277452
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afa27621a28af317523e0836dad430bec551eb54
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6eef731aba23a988decea1df3b08cf978f7b01
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
3th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux