mlxsw: fix refcount leak in mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: fix refcount leak in mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() When mlxsw_sp_port_lag_index_get() fails, mlxsw_sp_port_lag_join() returns an error without releasing the lag reference obtained by the earlier mlxsw_sp_lag_get(). All other error paths in the function jump to the cleanup label that ends with mlxsw_sp_lag_put(), so this is a single missed release. Fix the leak by replacing the bare 'return err' with a goto to the existing error cleanup label, which will drop the reference safely.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72308
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62qp-mh75-mrwp
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fbeaa8ecd144ad593f9fa1ab4b40a780ad3700b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ff5b0083eae6f774360c4ea6874604e6c9b553
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf2d6eea26a226f8ebab7baea6f2b018f914560
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3350eacd9df0597bfe36a594df7b9def0b3edf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cf8a1af42b1f12a30b7abd34fe4fc23b3170e7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d8b3c3e129973a51ae924bdcf6993a76b828814
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cab468c3c03f4bcd7530ce2783a4140da14efb7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41c8c1d65b32beacd8d916a22457b4f6e47f45af
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72308 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72308 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62qp-mh75-mrwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72308 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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