CVE-2026-53156
nvmem: core: fix use-after-free bugs in error paths
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmem: core: fix use-after-free bugs in error paths Fix several instances of error paths in which we call __nvmem_device_put() - which may end up freeing the underlying memory and other resources - and then keep on using the nvmem structure. Always put the reference to the nvmem device as the last step before returning the error code.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jun 25, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
e888d445ac33a5b0288d670ecd970908b13f07cd < e0d38bf47a72da2f02c9fa6f752cd66d977cd7f7 e888d445ac33a5b0288d670ecd970908b13f07cd < cb85ef5a227b3662b88f4d849a1aad43bfe7f5ae e888d445ac33a5b0288d670ecd970908b13f07cd < 40e2a459c0dd1333b2343831480a0ad80dc07614 e888d445ac33a5b0288d670ecd970908b13f07cd < 5b6b6fc491899d583eaa75344e094796ae9b530b
Linux / Linux
4.20
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d38bf47a72da2f02c9fa6f752cd66d977cd7f7 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb85ef5a227b3662b88f4d849a1aad43bfe7f5ae git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40e2a459c0dd1333b2343831480a0ad80dc07614 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6b6fc491899d583eaa75344e094796ae9b530b