VxWorks 7 Memory Resource leak

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-97686
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWindRiver
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-28 19:16:50 UTC
Updated2026-09-28 20:47:20 UTC
DescriptionWind River VxWorks 7 prior to 26.09, specific system call arguments can result in the IPNET subsystem failing to properly release allocated kernel memory and system file descriptors before terminating the calling application. Fixed in Version 26.09.  Security Researcher: Zhi Yang Bingren Wu Finding

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from 0bf9931a-6ebf-4f48-bd14-39ee5e1d61f8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-772 | CWE-772 CWE-772 Missing release of resource after effective lifetime

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.10bf9931a-6ebf-4f48-bd14-39ee5e1d61f8Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wind River VxWorks 7 affected VxWorks 7 RTOS

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support2.windriver.com/index.php 0bf9931a-6ebf-4f48-bd14-39ee5e1d61f8 support2.windriver.com
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