CVE-2025-39882
drm/mediatek: fix potential OF node use-after-free
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
5th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: fix potential OF node use-after-free The for_each_child_of_node() helper drops the reference it takes to each node as it iterates over children and an explicit of_node_put() is only needed when exiting the loop early. Drop the recently introduced bogus additional reference count decrement at each iteration that could potentially lead to a use-after-free.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
7d98166183d627c0b9daca7672b2191fae0f8a03 < b2fbe0f9f80b9cfa1e06ddcf8b863d918394ef1d 31ce7c089b50c3d3056c37e0e25e7535e4428ae1 < b58a26cdd4795c1ce6a80e38e9348885555dacd6 fae58d0155a979a8c414bbc12db09dd4b2f910d0 < c4901802ed1ce859242e10af06e6a7752cba0497 1f403699c40f0806a707a9a6eed3b8904224021a < 4de37a48b6b58faaded9eb765047cf0d8785ea18
Linux / Linux
6.6.105 < 6.6.107 6.12.45 < 6.12.48 6.16.5 < 6.16.8
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2fbe0f9f80b9cfa1e06ddcf8b863d918394ef1d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b58a26cdd4795c1ce6a80e38e9348885555dacd6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4901802ed1ce859242e10af06e6a7752cba0497 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de37a48b6b58faaded9eb765047cf0d8785ea18