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CVE-2026-72038

Published Aug 15, 2026 EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2026-72038 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 15, 2026.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure

If cn23xx_get_pf_num() fails, the function returns without

unmapping either BAR. Unmap both BARs before returning from

the error path.

Found by manual code review.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/020e52aee732bb08e6b89dd02bbf88895a50fffd Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/4140c516473a0e116ab3a73f9320c2aa5800210b Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a45884566bab4122bbeb8fff7d2d6b5fdbded24 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/715cce38424fb2488ef2c5e6e6ffbfe1b74a9e67 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/75b924759de9427761115301308c137904aa3f99 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a22103618ee5b6ee884c374351f65fcdff7248f0 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74f293e5f38052cfa14710abfacd6b6561cc2d6 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/c63ee62a3c4ac1a1542f4c1a4b87e2f41df5a496

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-72038?

CVE-2026-72038 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 15, 2026.

How severe is CVE-2026-72038?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-72038?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-72038?

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