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.
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Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title net: usb: pegasus: fix memory leak in update_eth_regs_async()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-31T11:39:05.152Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.941Z

Link: CVE-2026-23021

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-31T12:16:05.413

Modified: 2026-01-31T12:16:05.413

Link: CVE-2026-23021

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