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Vulnerability · Published Jan 31, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-23021net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity memory leak in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.162-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23021
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23021
Debian:14linux6.18.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-173.183UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-117.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1103.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1055.58UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1109.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1056.62UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1109.118.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1103.112UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1099.105UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1086.94UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1041.44UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-41.41~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-124.124~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1055.56UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1098.104UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1095.100UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-173.183UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-117.117.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1098.99UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1031.31UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1054.57.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1055.55UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1030.30UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1100.106UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1054.55UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1054.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1056.60UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-117.117~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1067.71UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23021

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before 5397ea6d21c35a17707e201a60761bdee00bcc4e323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before a40af9a2904a1ab8ce61866ebe2a894ef30754ba323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before ac5d92d2826dec51e5d4c6854865bc5817277452323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before 93f18eaa190374e0f2d253e3b1a65cee19a7abe6323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before 471dfb97599eec74e0476046b3ef8e7037f27b34323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before ce6eef731aba23a988decea1df3b08cf978f7b01323b34963d113efb566635f43858f40cce01d5f9 – before afa27621a28af317523e0836dad430bec551eb54
Linux Linux 3.10

Weakness: CWE-401

References