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CVE-2026-23389: ice: Fix memory leak in ice_set_ringparam()

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.12% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 44ba32a892b72de3faa04b8cfb1f2f1418fdd580, 63dc317dfcd3faffd082c2bf3080f9ad070273da, b23282218eca27b710111460b4964c8a456c6c44; cbl2 kernel 5.15.202.1-1 on CBL-Mariner 2.0 Release Notes.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 44ba32a892b72de3faa04b8cfb1f2f1418fdd580, 63dc317dfcd3faffd082c2bf3080f9ad070273da, b23282218eca27b710111460b4964c8a456c6c44; cbl2 kernel 5.15.202.1-1 on CBL-Mariner 2.0 Release Notes or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix memory leak in ice_set_ringparam() In ice_set_ringparam, tx_rings and xdp_rings are allocated before rx_rings. If the allocation of rx_rings fails, the code jumps to the done label leaking both tx_rings and xdp_rings. Furthermore, if the setup of an individual Rx ring fails during the loop, the code jumps to the free_tx label which releases tx_rings but leaks xdp_rings. Fix this by introducing a free_xdp label and updating the error paths to ensure both xdp_rings and tx_rings are properly freed if rx_rings allocation or setup fails. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

Published
Mar 25, 2026
Updated
Nov 5, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 1th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.17affected
    • fcea6f3da546b93050f3534aadea7bd96c1d7349 and later · before bddf04e3822e4fa38691433dd0750420d49a0dd6affected · git
    • fcea6f3da546b93050f3534aadea7bd96c1d7349 and later · before e0c211a0c26159058303712d6b4fbd1c88835e6daffected · git
    • fcea6f3da546b93050f3534aadea7bd96c1d7349 and later · before b23282218eca27b710111460b4964c8a456c6c44affected · git
    • fcea6f3da546b93050f3534aadea7bd96c1d7349 and later · before 63dc317dfcd3faffd082c2bf3080f9ad070273daaffected · git
    • fcea6f3da546b93050f3534aadea7bd96c1d7349 and later · before 44ba32a892b72de3faa04b8cfb1f2f1418fdd580affected · git
    • fcea6f3da546b93050f3534aadea7bd96c1d7349 and later · before fe868b499d16f55bbeea89992edb98043c9de416affected · git
    • before 4.17not affected · semver
    • 6.1.175 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
    • 6.6.136 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
Affected versions · NVD (5)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel4.17.1 and later · before 6.12.81
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.22
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.7
  • linux linux kernel4.17
  • linux linux kernel7.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.176-16.1.176-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.19.8-16.19.8-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-23386Mar 25, 2026 · gve: fix incorrect buffer cleanup in gve_tx_clean_pending_packets for QPL
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    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux44ba32a892b72de3faa04b8cfb1f2f1418fdd580Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux63dc317dfcd3faffd082c2bf3080f9ad070273daVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb23282218eca27b710111460b4964c8a456c6c44Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbddf04e3822e4fa38691433dd0750420d49a0dd6Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe0c211a0c26159058303712d6b4fbd1c88835e6dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfe868b499d16f55bbeea89992edb98043c9de416Vendor (CNA)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.202.1-1 on CBL-Mariner 2.0Release NotesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.176-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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