CVE-2026-45872

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2026-05-27 Modified: 2026-11-06 First seen: 2026-11-06 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (8)

VendorProductVersion
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 < f471ecfec093e39ef8fd08978413793087daa14d
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 < fdf1188cfa80f88c9f18d58cb33d57ff40e70e26
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 < d52e13122d3771f753dd73ae6512fa01f58015cb
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 < e5579ebaadc7b699868dad0f591a7bf83cd647e1
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 < 454570434114e4862767f506a442a0f110b639b2
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 < 41b37312bd9722af77ec7817ccf22d7a4880c289
Linux Linux 5.16
linux linux_kernel 5.16 – 6.1.165

Bug Bounty Relevance

36 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.17%
Raw Score 0.001710
Percentile 6.5%
Date 2026-11-10

EPSS Trend

2026-11-10
0.00171
2026-11-09
0.00171
2026-11-08
0.00171
2026-11-07
0.00171
2026-11-06
0.00171

Intelligence Sources

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