Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23384

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/ionic: Fix kernel stack leak in ionic_create_cq() struct ionic_cq_resp resp { __u32 cqid[2]; // offset 0 - PARTIALLY SET (see below) __u8 udma_mask; // offset 8 - SET (resp.udma_mask = vcq->udma_mask) __u8 rsvd[7]; // offset 9 - NEVER SET <- LEAK }; rsvd[7]: 7 bytes of stack memory leaked unconditionally. cqid[2]: The loop at line 1256 iterates over udma_idx but skips indices where !(vcq->udma_mask & BIT(udma_idx)). The array has 2 entries but udma_count could be 1, meaning cqid[1] might never be written via ionic_create_cq_common(). If udma_mask only has bit 0 set, cqid[1] (4 bytes) is also leaked. So potentially 11 bytes leaked.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-23384: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e8521822c733c6deab0f339843cd37cd62c12795, 6.18, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.18, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23384?
CVE-2026-23384 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-23384?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.