CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-98411

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the power: sequencing subsystem's pwrseq_device_register() can dereference a NULL pointer. If dev_set_name() fails, the code jumps to the err_put_pwrseq label before initializing pwrseq->targets, and pwrseq_release() unconditionally iterates over targets and dereferences an invalid pointer.

Risk Assessment

Dereferencing an invalid pointer can lead to a kernel panic and system unavailability during device registration.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that moves the dev_set_name() call after the targets list head is initialized.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register() If dev_set_name() fails in pwrseq_device_register(), we jump to the err_put_pwrseq label before initializing pwrseq->targets. pwrseq_release() will try to iterate over targets unconditionally and subsequently dereference an invalid pointer. Move the call to dev_set_name() after the list head is initialized.

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