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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-23028

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated

Published Jan 31, 2026 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-23028. EPSS is 0.22%. 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
0.22%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux c532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad0 <0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated memory, kvm_device->destroy() seems to be supposed to free its kvm_device struct, but kvm_ipi_destroy() is not currently doing this, that would lead to a memory leak. So, fix it.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux c532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad0 <0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21c532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad0 <0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21

How to fix CVE-2026-23028

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2026-23028 lists a fix boundary at 0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in c532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad0 <0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

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-2026-23028. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux c532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad0 <0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21 c532de5a67a70f8533d495f8f2aaa9a0491c3ad0 <0bf58cb7288a4d3de6d8ecbb3a65928a9362bf21. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 31, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated memory, kvm_device->destroy() seems to be supposed to free its kvm_device struct, but kvm_ipi_destroy() is not currently doing this, that would lead to a memory leak. So, fix it.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated memory, kvm_device->destroy() seems to be supposed to free its kvm_device struct, but kvm_ipi_destroy() is not currently doing this, that would lead to a memory leak. So, fix it.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-23028

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-23028

    30-day exploitation probability 0.22%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5066

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix kvm_device leak in kvm_ipi_destroy() In kvm_ioctl_create_device(), kvm_device has allocated memory, kvm_device->destroy() seems to be supposed to free its kvm_device struct, but kvm_ipi_destro

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 8, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 8, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026