Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23418

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/reg_sr: Fix leak on xa_store failure Free the newly allocated entry when xa_store() fails to avoid a memory leak on the error path. v2: use goto fail_free. (Bala) (cherry picked from commit 6bc6fec71ac45f52db609af4e62bdb96b9f5fadb)

Published · last modified .

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-2026-23418: 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 e5283bd4dfecbd3335f43b62a68e24dae23f59e4, 6.14, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.14, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23418?
CVE-2026-23418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-23418?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.