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CVE-2020-36790: nvmet: fix a memory leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix a memory leak We forgot to free new_model_number

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 5.8.6; 5.9-rc1, 5.9-rc2 — fixed in 5.8.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.8.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227064b2ca9e62270ed445665ae849c73f0dfb2c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/382fee1a8b623e2546a3e15e80517389e0e0673e

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