CVE-2026-23079: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.17.10, before 6.18 (fixed in 6.18); from 6.18.1, before 6.18.8 (fixed in 6.18.8); version 6.18 only; version 6.19 only

Published 2026-02-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.