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CVE-2026-72026

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the irqchip/irq-riscv-imsic-early subsystem, there is a fwnode leak on IMSIC state setup failure. The function imsic_early_acpi_init() allocates a firmware node before setup, and on error it is not freed. The fix adds a common cleanup path to free the fwnode and clear the global pointer.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak may lead to gradual exhaustion of system resources, potentially affecting system stability over time.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix and to monitor error messages during IMSIC initialization.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/irq-riscv-imsic-early: Fix fwnode leak on state setup failure imsic_early_acpi_init() allocates a firmware node before setting up the IMSIC state. If imsic_setup_state() fails, the function returns without freeing the allocated fwnode. Free the fwnode and clear the global pointer on this error path, matching the cleanup already done when imsic_early_probe() fails. [ tglx: Use a common cleanup path instead of copying code around ]

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