CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74352

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a use-after-free vulnerability in the reserved memory mechanism was fixed. When alloc_reserved_mem_array() fails, the global pointer reserved_mem still references memory in the __initdata section, which after initialization can lead to dereferencing freed memory.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to improper memory access after system initialization, potentially causing crashes or exploitation by a local attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply the Linux kernel patch that resets reserved_mem_count on allocation failure.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: reserved_mem: avoid post-init UAF when alloc_reserved_mem_array() fails The global pointer 'reserved_mem' continues to reference the reserved_mem_array which lives in __initdata if alloc_reserved_mem_array() fails. of_reserved_mem_lookup() is exported for post-init use, that would dereference freed memory and trigger a use-after-free. So reset reserved_mem_count to 0 when alloc_reserved_mem_array() fails.

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