# CVE-2026-23256: net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup\_nic\_devices() cleanup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: Fix off-by-one error in VF setup_nic_devices() cleanup In setup_nic_devices(), the initialization loop jumps to the label setup_nic_dev_free on failure. The current cleanup loop while(i--) skip the failing index i, causing a memory leak. Fix this by changing the loop to iterate from the current index i down to 0. Compile tested only. Issue found using code review.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd680e56e316be92c01568be98d85d7a6c9bd92c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fbca1e93ec3f39f76c31a8f9afa32ce00da48a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71a56b89203ec7e5670d94a61a9b4ae617eca804
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf519e39b51cb08a93c0599870b35a23db1031e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52b19b3a22306fe452ec9e8ff96063f4bfb77b99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4640fa5ad5e1a0dbd1c2d22323b7d70a8107dcfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbba46934aefdfb5d171e0a95aec06c24f7ca30

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