CVE-2026-72216 remoteproc: qcom: Fix leak when custom dump_segments addition fails
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's Qualcomm remoteproc driver allows attackers to cause denial of service by triggering a failure in minidump segment addition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-72216?
CVE-2026-72216 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
remoteproc: qcom: Fix leak when custom dump_segments addition fails
Free allocated minidump_region 'name' in qcom_add_minidump_segments() when failing before adding the region to 'dump_segments'. Otherwise, the 'name' is not tracked and is never freed by qcom_minidump_cleanup().
Return error when adding to 'dump_segments' fails.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72216?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72216?
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-2026-72216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-72216, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72216, GHSA-hpxv-9w4f-7523, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72216.