In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvdimm/btt: Free arena sub-allocations on discover_arenas() error path
Memory allocated by btt_freelist_init(), btt_rtt_init(), and
btt_maplocks_init() is not freed on some discover_arenas() error
paths. This leaks memory when arena discovery fails.
Add the missing kfree() calls to release the allocations before
returning an error.
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CVE-2026-72223
NONE
EPSS 0.22%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b0d9404951aacc9717aa61e77af4a6e9e8f8249
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13fe4cd9ddd0aacb7777812328be525a11ea3fea
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d0364937550a7b3e2592629c2a68753ac020b28
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30d490bb2c4cd220e7dedf862ab6a09eb5dcbad5
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7563f69caa9143a491d5f26e563255c734751545
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/873ced7f345e99f7ee16f9ff226515580332ecc4
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba59b96d8d21dc8729fca44a022ca5919c1848c9
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb95774bc79268e2b78ebf01d8781560b5bd671
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-72223
Published Date
Aug 15, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.22%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
12.3th percentile (higher than 12.3% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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