CVE-2026-23259

io_uring/rw: free potentially allocated iovec on cache put failure

CVE-2026-23259 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23259, released March 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0017
6th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/rw: free potentially allocated iovec on cache put failure If a read/write request goes through io_req_rw_cleanup() and has an allocated iovec attached and fails to put to the rw_cache, then it may end up with an unaccounted iovec pointer. Have io_rw_recycle() return whether it recycled the request or not, and use that to gauge whether to free a potential iovec or not.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.15-14.217 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1573-1 Apr 23, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1 Aug 12, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1 Aug 11, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23259 Mar 18, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23259 Mar 18, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.15-14.217.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1514 Mar 30, 2026

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