CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64301

Low risk· EPSS 11%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the SCMI regulator driver has a device node reference leak. The scmi_regulator_probe() function fails to release the child node reference on error, leading to resource exhaustion.

Risk Assessment

Reference leaks can exhaust kernel memory and cause system instability, especially in environments with frequent regulator initialization attempts.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix adding of_node_put() on the error path.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: scmi: fix of_node refcount leak in scmi_regulator_probe() scmi_regulator_probe() calls of_find_node_by_name() which takes a reference on the returned device node. On the error path where process_scmi_regulator_of_node() fails, the function returns without calling of_node_put() on the child node, leaking the reference. Add of_node_put(np) on the error path to properly release the reference.

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