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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-23021

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device register

Published Jan 31, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23021. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.1.161

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.1.161patch: 6.1.161

How to fix CVE-2026-23021

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23021. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 6.1.161 patch: 6.1.161. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 31, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.

  2. Oct 19, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23021

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-23021

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5073

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async() When asynchronously writing to the device registers and if usb_submit_urb() fail, the code fail to release allocated to this point resources.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026