# CVE-2026-72216: remoteproc: qcom: Fix leak when custom dump\_segments addition fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-23

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: qcom: Fix leak when custom dump_segments addition fails Free allocated minidump_region 'name' in qcom_add_minidump_segments() when failing before adding the region to 'dump_segments'. Otherwise, the 'name' is not tracked and is never freed by qcom_minidump_cleanup(). Return error when adding to 'dump_segments' fails.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/491edca252d1256b57e805c6e3acae320b53f53e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bfe7e7729617e73233ab5f1a2edbeee5e75c722
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65104d6eb43f066dcf73ca9ade6478824b17d867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381c8a7a59da06293951c343857f4a2465b2c655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51aad3d89a2dd2bd34713785b0f2fd5177eb33b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b1aaa74118e91f0c0f18b22b6f853199873db4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf9fc18e62c58eae1ceb65dab2bccb8a724de2d

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