CVE-2026-45925
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal_of_cm_lookup() In thermal_of_cm_lookup(), tr_np is obtained via of_parse_phandle(), but never released.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal_of_cm_lookup() In thermal_of_cm_lookup(), tr_np is obtained via of_parse_phandle(), but never released. Use the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatically release the node and fix the leak. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025796ccd7f9f2e013e12319de26b6c021a80c1fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8344d5da9df74fdbef676214d0c482fc822a01caPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8af710156c53cdb392d529497ef2b3a10a1f9370Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1fe789a96fe47733c133134fd264cb7ca832395Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.