CVE-2026-97686 (GCVE-0-2026-97686)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-28 18:48
Modified
2026-09-28 21:41
CWE
  • CWE-772 - Missing release of resource after effective lifetime
Summary
Wind 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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wind River VxWorks 7 Version: VxWorks 7
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