CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72245

Low risk· EPSS 13%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the gpu: host1x module has a device reference leak in the error path of host1x_device_parse_dt(). The object is freed directly with kfree instead of put_device(), leading to a leak.

Risk Assessment

The reference leak can lead to improper memory management, which over time may result in a system crash or instability.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix that uses put_device() in the error path instead of kfree().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: host1x: Fix device reference leak in host1x_device_parse_dt() error path After device_initialize(), the embedded struct device in struct host1x_device should be released through the device core with put_device(). In host1x_device_add(), if host1x_device_parse_dt() fails, the current error path frees the object directly with kfree(device). That bypasses the normal device lifetime handling and leaks the reference held on the embedded struct device. The issue was identified by a static analysis tool I developed and confirmed by manual review. Fix this by using put_device() in the host1x_device_parse_dt() failure path.

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