CVE-2026-45925

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal_of_cm_lookup() In thermal_of_cm_lookup(), tr_np is obtained via of_parse_phandle(), but never released. Use the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatically release the node and fix the leak. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025796ccd7f9f2e013e12319de26b6c021a80c1f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8344d5da9df74fdbef676214d0c482fc822a01ca	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8af710156c53cdb392d529497ef2b3a10a1f9370	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1fe789a96fe47733c133134fd264cb7ca832395	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc7::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-27 14:17

Updated : 2026-06-25 12:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-45925

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45925

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45925

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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