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

scsi: elx: efct: Fix I/O leak on unsupported additional CDB

efct_dispatch_fcp_cmd() allocates an efct_io before dispatching an
unsolicited FCP command. If the command has an unsupported additional
CDB, the function returns -EIO before handing the IO to the SCSI layer.

Free the allocated IO before returning from this error path.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < 42a391d508e1f52fda5d81344e100a53c00898e3
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < 9d479f50a6067954259414aa66d816c7df081286
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < 8c689a8f229223cec4a821c65cfe40f8e8c56470
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < 235159f75ab6f95484494db4cc031663e5ee4680
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < df87532e9212238509f23effd0ca39d9c3062d21
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < 94cbfed191248dc88c23fc881119bb399486ddfd
f45ae6aac0a077ca15a6e7baae0a62eef099ea7d affected < 9cb2d5291dbfe7bed565ead3337047dee9ed1064
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.14 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.14
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc4 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/235159f75ab6f95484494db4cc031663e5ee4680 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42a391d508e1f52fda5d81344e100a53c00898e3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c689a8f229223cec4a821c65cfe40f8e8c56470 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94cbfed191248dc88c23fc881119bb399486ddfd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb2d5291dbfe7bed565ead3337047dee9ed1064 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d479f50a6067954259414aa66d816c7df081286 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df87532e9212238509f23effd0ca39d9c3062d21 cve-icon cve-icon
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: elx: efct: Fix I/O leak on unsupported additional CDB efct_dispatch_fcp_cmd() allocates an efct_io before dispatching an unsolicited FCP command. If the command has an unsupported additional CDB, the function returns -EIO before handing the IO to the SCSI layer. Free the allocated IO before returning from this error path.
Title scsi: elx: efct: Fix I/O leak on unsupported additional CDB
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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:52:30.545Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.904Z

Link: CVE-2026-72081

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:18.133

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:18.133

Link: CVE-2026-72081

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