CVE-2026-45922

RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in GET_DATA_DIRECT_SYSFS_PATH handler

published May 27, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in GET_DATA_DIRECT_SYSFS_PATH handler

The UVERBS_HANDLER(MLX5_IB_METHOD_GET_DATA_DIRECT_SYSFS_PATH) function

allocates memory for the device path using kobject_get_path(). If the

length of the device path exceeds the output buffer length, the function

returns -ENOSPC but does not free the allocated memory, resulting in a

memory leak.

Add a kfree() call to the error path to ensure the allocated memory is

properly freed.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool

and code review.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.0th percentile
Published
2026-05-27T12:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 12:17Z
    RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in GET_DATA_DIRECT_SYSFS_PATH handler
    cvelistv5