# CVE-2026-72038: net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: liquidio: fix BAR resource leak on PF number failure If cn23xx_get_pf_num() fails, the function returns without unmapping either BAR. Unmap both BARs before returning from the error path. Found by manual code review.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75b924759de9427761115301308c137904aa3f99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a45884566bab4122bbeb8fff7d2d6b5fdbded24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/020e52aee732bb08e6b89dd02bbf88895a50fffd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74f293e5f38052cfa14710abfacd6b6561cc2d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a22103618ee5b6ee884c374351f65fcdff7248f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/715cce38424fb2488ef2c5e6e6ffbfe1b74a9e67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4140c516473a0e116ab3a73f9320c2aa5800210b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c63ee62a3c4ac1a1542f4c1a4b87e2f41df5a496

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