# CVE-2026-23176: platform/x86: toshiba\_haps: Fix memory leaks in add/remove routines

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-14 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: toshiba_haps: Fix memory leaks in add/remove routines toshiba_haps_add() leaks the haps object allocated by it if it returns an error after allocating that object successfully. toshiba_haps_remove() does not free the object pointed to by toshiba_haps before clearing that pointer, so it becomes unreachable allocated memory. Address these memory leaks by using devm_kzalloc() for allocating the memory in question.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17f37c4cdf42a9e4915216b9e130fc8baef4cc64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bce10f0f9435afaae3fc4df9a52b01d9b3853dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2093e87ddec13e7a920f326c078a5f765ba89c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9ff71c15bc8e48529c2033294a519a7749b272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0474356875d005d420f8c6b9ac168566e72e87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f93ae43780b759a70734be9bc82c1adcf7f33208
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128497456756e1b952bd5a912cd073836465109d

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