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

scsi: xen: scsiback: Fix potential memory leak in scsiback_remove()

Memory allocated for struct vscsiblk_info in scsiback_probe() is not
freed in scsiback_remove() leading to potential memory leaks on remove,
as well as in the scsiback_probe() error paths. Fix that by freeing it
in scsiback_remove().
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000


Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: xen: scsiback: Fix potential memory leak in scsiback_remove() Memory allocated for struct vscsiblk_info in scsiback_probe() is not freed in scsiback_remove() leading to potential memory leaks on remove, as well as in the scsiback_probe() error paths. Fix that by freeing it in scsiback_remove().
Title scsi: xen: scsiback: Fix potential memory leak in scsiback_remove()
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: 2026-02-06T16:33:08.886Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.961Z

Link: CVE-2026-23087

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-04T17:16:19.570

Modified: 2026-02-06T17:16:24.260

Link: CVE-2026-23087

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-23087 - Bugzilla

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