{"id":"CVE-2026-72425","title":"ice: fix FDIR CTRL VSI resource leak in ice_reset_all_vfs()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nice: fix FDIR CTRL VSI resource leak in ice_reset_all_vfs()\n\nResetting all VFs causes resource leak on VFs with FDIR filters\nenabled as CTRL VSIs are only invalidated a…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < b409a9dc37db8bd798122fc5bcdcfaccaf80db1e","Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < 335c2dd21ad9d520102906f96edb99fd5e89ac32","Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < 87a042e45bf4870dc75ea05b4fc0286abecb2a4d","Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < dd6d8e4412f805937f61f00bbfdfe831978be235","Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < b1fc5bafbc5f84df457b6f987ac993e0802f8d93","Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < ebbe8868cf473f698e0fbaf436d2618b2bcda806","Linux 5.13"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-16T18:49:44.051789Z"},"published":"2026-08-15","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T18:55:23.412Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72425","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b409a9dc37db8bd798122fc5bcdcfaccaf80db1e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335c2dd21ad9d520102906f96edb99fd5e89ac32"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87a042e45bf4870dc75ea05b4fc0286abecb2a4d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6d8e4412f805937f61f00bbfdfe831978be235"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1fc5bafbc5f84df457b6f987ac993e0802f8d93"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebbe8868cf473f698e0fbaf436d2618b2bcda806"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00186,"epssPercentile":0.07647,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T19:46:24.397Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72425","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nice: fix FDIR CTRL VSI resource leak in ice_reset_all_vfs()\n\nResetting all VFs causes resource leak on VFs with FDIR filters\nenabled as CTRL VSIs are only invalidated and not freed. Fix by using\nice_vf_ctrl_vsi_release() instead of ice_vf_ctrl_invalidate_vsi() which\naligns behavior with the ice_reset_vf() function.\n\nReproduction:\n  echo 1 > /sys/class/net/$pf/device/sriov_numvfs\n  ethtool -N $vf flow-type ether proto 0x9000 action 0\n  echo 1 > /sys/class/net/$pf/device/reset\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < b409a9dc37db8bd798122fc5bcdcfaccaf80db1e`\n- `Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < 335c2dd21ad9d520102906f96edb99fd5e89ac32`\n- `Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < 87a042e45bf4870dc75ea05b4fc0286abecb2a4d`\n- `Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < dd6d8e4412f805937f61f00bbfdfe831978be235`\n- `Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < b1fc5bafbc5f84df457b6f987ac993e0802f8d93`\n- `Linux >= da62c5ff9dcdac67204d6647f3cd43ad931a59f4 < ebbe8868cf473f698e0fbaf436d2618b2bcda806`\n- `Linux 5.13`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}