{"cve":"CVE-2026-23038","nvd":{"published":"2026-01-31T12:16:07.110","modified":"2026-10-19T19:17:33.073","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npnfs/flexfiles: Fix memory leak in nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node()\n\nIn nfs4_ff_alloc_deviceid_node(), if the allocation for ds_versions fails,\nthe function jumps to the out_scratch label without freeing the already\nallocated dsaddrs list, leading to a memory leak.\n\nFix this by jumping to the out_err_drain_dsaddrs label, which properly\nfrees the dsaddrs list before cleaning up other resources.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c728083654f0066f5e10a1d2b0bd0907af19a58","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c90d8ed81e7a289c9fe41b5e31d8bb609a3385","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b9dd179818ff7af2b36410985fd8166573c62d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/869862056e100973e76ce9f5f1b01837771b7722","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86da7efd12295a7e2b4abde5e5984c821edd938f"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23038","score":0.00286,"percentile":0.20929,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}