# CVE-2026-46162: ice: fix double free in ice\_sf\_eth\_activate() error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-06-14

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix double free in ice_sf_eth_activate() error path When auxiliary_device_add() fails, ice_sf_eth_activate() jumps to aux_dev_uninit and calls auxiliary_device_uninit(&sf_dev->adev). The device release callback ice_sf_dev_release() frees sf_dev, but the current error path falls through to sf_dev_free and calls kfree(sf_dev) again, causing a double free. Keep kfree(sf_dev) for the auxiliary_device_init() failure path, but avoid falling through to sf_dev_free after auxiliary_device_uninit().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ca30340b5028ddc3f17086a538feeff06167b1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/121d1f253aed515cd85748f68c664a6cb756e8ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c6a4816609f145ffcc74e64baa214c571c17c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aab1c3d7299285e2569cbc0ed5892d631a241b2

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