Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Low 2026-08-15T00:00:00 kernel: scsi: lpfc: Fix memory leak in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup() 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CWE-772

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix memory leak in lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup() The memory allocated for mboxq using mempool_alloc() is not freed in some of the early exit error paths. Fix that by moving the mempool_free() call to an earlier point after last use.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `scsi: lpfc` driver. The memory allocated for `mboxq` using `mempool_alloc()` is not properly freed in certain early exit error paths within the `lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup()` function. This memory leak can lead to resource exhaustion, potentially resulting in a denial of service (DoS) for the system.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Out of support scope kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72087 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72087 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081522-CVE-2026-72087-6081@gregkh/T