CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-46308

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel Mediatek pmdomain driver, the function scpsys_get_bus_protection_legacy() calls of_node_put() on a device node before checking for an error from syscon_regmap_lookup_by_phandle(). If an error occurs, dev_err_probe() dereferences the already freed node, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

Use-after-free can cause system crashes or potentially enable privilege escalation, destabilizing Mediatek device operation.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that moves the of_node_put() call after the error check and update your system.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: mediatek: fix use-after-free in scpsys_get_bus_protection_legacy() In scpsys_get_bus_protection_legacy(), of_find_node_with_property() returns a device node with its reference count incremented. The function then calls of_node_put(node) before checking whether syscon_regmap_lookup_by_phandle() returns an error. If an error occurs, dev_err_probe() dereferences the node pointer to print diagnostic information, but the node memory may have already been freed due to the earlier of_node_put(), leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. Fix this by moving the of_node_put() call after the error check, ensuring the node is still valid when accessed in the error path.

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