CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72140

Low risk· EPSS 12%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel i2c-mlxbf driver, mlxbf_i2c_init_resource() frees tmp_res before reading tmp_res->io, leading to a use-after-free. The fix saves the error code before freeing.

Risk Assessment

Use-after-free can lead to system crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing this fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: mlxbf: Fix use-after-free in mlxbf_i2c_init_resource() If devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource() returns an error, mlxbf_i2c_init_resource() frees tmp_res before reading tmp_res->io to get the error code. This results in a use-after-free. Save the error code before freeing tmp_res.

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