# CVE-2026-23164: rocker: fix memory leak in rocker\_world\_port\_post\_fini()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.123, 6.12.69, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-02-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in 2a3a64d75d2d0727da285749476761ebcad557a3; from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in b11e6f926480ab0939fec44781f28558c54be4e7; from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in 8ce2e85889939c02740b4245301aa5c35fc94887; from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in d448bf96889f1905e740c554780f5c9fa0440566; from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in d8723917efda3b4f4c3de78d1ec1e1af015c0be1; from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in dce375f4afc348c310d171abcde7ec1499a4c26a; from e420114eef4a3a5025a243b89b0dc343101e3d3c, fixed in 8d7ba71e46216b8657a82ca2ec118bc93812a4d0
- Linux: 4.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.6.0, fixed in 5.10.249; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.199; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.162; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.123; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.69; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rocker: fix memory leak in rocker_world_port_post_fini() In rocker_world_port_pre_init(), rocker_port->wpriv is allocated with kzalloc(wops->port_priv_size, GFP_KERNEL). However, in rocker_world_port_post_fini(), the memory is only freed when wops->port_post_fini callback is set: if (!wops->port_post_fini) return; wops->port_post_fini(rocker_port); kfree(rocker_port->wpriv); Since rocker_ofdpa_ops does not implement port_post_fini callback (it is NULL), the wpriv memory allocated for each port is never freed when ports are removed. This leads to a memory leak of sizeof(struct ofdpa_port) bytes per port on every device removal. Fix this by always calling kfree(rocker_port->wpriv) regardless of whether the port_post_fini callback exists.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.123, 6.12.69) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a3a64d75d2d0727da285749476761ebcad557a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11e6f926480ab0939fec44781f28558c54be4e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce2e85889939c02740b4245301aa5c35fc94887
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d448bf96889f1905e740c554780f5c9fa0440566
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8723917efda3b4f4c3de78d1ec1e1af015c0be1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce375f4afc348c310d171abcde7ec1499a4c26a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d7ba71e46216b8657a82ca2ec118bc93812a4d0

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