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Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-45872scsi: smartpqi: Fix memory leak in pqi_report_phys_luns()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45872
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45872
Debian:14linux6.18.14-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-134.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1063.71UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1062.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1063.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1058.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1045.48UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-136.136~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1060.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-134.134.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-134.134.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1058.61.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1029.30UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1057.58UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1060.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-134.134~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-45872

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 – before f471ecfec093e39ef8fd08978413793087daa14d28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 – before fdf1188cfa80f88c9f18d58cb33d57ff40e70e2628ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 – before d52e13122d3771f753dd73ae6512fa01f58015cb28ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 – before e5579ebaadc7b699868dad0f591a7bf83cd647e128ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 – before 454570434114e4862767f506a442a0f110b639b228ca6d876c5a375094847606046e0bf5d044d9b4 – before 41b37312bd9722af77ec7817ccf22d7a4880c289
Linux Linux 5.16

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