CVE-2026-72087 scsi: lpfc: Fix memory leak in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup()
A memory leak in the lpfc SCSI driver allows local attackers to exhaust kernel memory, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-72087?
CVE-2026-72087 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72087?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72087?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-72087 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72087 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-72087, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72087, GHSA-rvm2-xhxc-gx7f, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72087.