CVE-2026-72087: scsi: lpfc: Fix memory leak in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup()

Severity: unknown
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: 2026-08-15 · updated 2026-08-23

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix memory leak in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup() The memory allocated for mboxq using mempool_alloc() is not freed in some of the early exit error paths. Fix that by moving the mempool_free() call to an earlier point after last use.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 5.4 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ce5a37f7ddf2fc12210e8700350274da79fbb3a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd28625e25be549ee7c47532e7c3ef91c682410
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25cac8a302626f59ca84fa3339e2506c3ac761bc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/299f5baa1321a0951cc3ebbacc72b67433a65391
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d920852c0a3cfbcb42bcd2680b091f5c0072fc2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7795037f15289ac1ed620603511b67d820a93762
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3f4e407661542d1d284fc889cf9f27afd11b3d3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed08497977820e002a62cb114440f365cc7a087f

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