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4Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: bq257xx: Fix device node reference leak in bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio() In bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio(), if fails to get subchild, it returns without calling of_node_put(child), causing the device node reference leak.
Analysis
A device node reference leak exists in the Linux kernel's bq257xx regulator driver within the bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio() function. When the function fails to retrieve a subchild device node, it returns prematurely without properly releasing the reference via of_node_put(child), causing a memory leak. …
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Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | not-affected | - | - |
| bullseye (security) | fixed | 5.10.251-1 | - |
| bookworm | not-affected | - | - |
| bookworm (security) | fixed | 6.1.164-1 | - |
| trixie | not-affected | - | - |
| trixie (security) | fixed | 6.12.74-2 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 6.19.8-1 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 6.19.8-1 | - |
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EUVD-2026-15258
GHSA-mv9g-rfx4-jpcr