In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

l2tp: Fix memleak in l2tp_udp_encap_recv().

syzbot reported memleak of struct l2tp_session, l2tp_tunnel,
sock, etc. [0]

The cited commit moved down the validation of the protocol
version in l2tp_udp_encap_recv().

The new place requires an extra error handling to avoid the
memleak.

Let's call l2tp_session_put() there.

[0]:
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810a290200 (size 512):
comm "syz.0.17", pid 6086, jiffies 4294944299
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
7d eb 04 0c 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 }...............
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc babb6a4f):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4958 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5263 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5656 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3e0/0x660 mm/slub.c:5669
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:961 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline]
l2tp_session_create+0x3a/0x3b0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1778
pppol2tp_connect+0x48b/0x920 net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c:755
__sys_connect_file+0x7a/0xb0 net/socket.c:2089
__sys_connect+0xde/0x110 net/socket.c:2108
__do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2114 [inline]
__se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2111 [inline]
__x64_sys_connect+0x1c/0x30 net/socket.c:2111
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xa4/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

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Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

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Availability Impact High

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364798056f518b0bf2f17cd9eaf0dd4e856d7393 affected < 5cd158a88eef34e7b100cd9b963873d3b4e41b35
364798056f518b0bf2f17cd9eaf0dd4e856d7393 affected < d4ce79e6dce2a4a49eebceea7b4caf5dc0f0ef3d
364798056f518b0bf2f17cd9eaf0dd4e856d7393 affected < 4d10edfd1475b69dbd4c47f34b61a3772ece83ca
Linux Linux affected
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6.10 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.10
6.12.68 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.8 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19-rc7 unaffected ≤ *

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https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026020418-CVE-2026-23072-916e@gregkh/T cve-icon
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: l2tp: Fix memleak in l2tp_udp_encap_recv(). syzbot reported memleak of struct l2tp_session, l2tp_tunnel, sock, etc. [0] The cited commit moved down the validation of the protocol version in l2tp_udp_encap_recv(). The new place requires an extra error handling to avoid the memleak. Let's call l2tp_session_put() there. [0]: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff88810a290200 (size 512): comm "syz.0.17", pid 6086, jiffies 4294944299 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 7d eb 04 0c 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 }............... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc babb6a4f): kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4958 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5263 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5656 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x3e0/0x660 mm/slub.c:5669 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:961 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline] l2tp_session_create+0x3a/0x3b0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1778 pppol2tp_connect+0x48b/0x920 net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c:755 __sys_connect_file+0x7a/0xb0 net/socket.c:2089 __sys_connect+0xde/0x110 net/socket.c:2108 __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2114 [inline] __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2111 [inline] __x64_sys_connect+0x1c/0x30 net/socket.c:2111 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xa4/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Title l2tp: Fix memleak in l2tp_udp_encap_recv().
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-04T16:07:52.790Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.957Z

Link: CVE-2026-23072

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-04T17:16:17.923

Modified: 2026-02-04T17:16:17.923

Link: CVE-2026-23072

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-23072 - Bugzilla

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