firmware_loader: fix device reference leak in firmware_upload_register() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.12 % · percentile 2 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: fix device reference leak in firmware_upload_register() firmware_upload_register() -> fw_create_instance() -> device_initialize() After fw_create_instance() succeeds, the lifetime of the embedded struct device is expected to be managed through the device core reference counting, since fw_create_instance() has already called device_initialize(). In firmware_upload_register(), if alloc_lookup_fw_priv() fails after fw_create_instance() succeeds, the code reaches free_fw_sysfs and frees fw_sysfs directly instead of releasing the device reference with put_device(). This may leave the reference count of the embedded struct device unbalanced, resulting in a refcount leak. The issue was identified by a static analysis tool I developed and confirmed by manual review. Fix this by using put_device(fw_dev) in the failure path and letting fw_dev_release() handle the final cleanup, instead of freeing the instance directly from the error path.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/517676ec7dfca064e08f94007a4abd21969de0a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d403da376a8b7c1187193294953816e1a8d7fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2619b47a0c8114eef980a56ade7e3ef4b58eb384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f41769e5fd16bcd9ba97500d0517332e0a5b45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15432f19562fdb9199cce6d9fc24db12c71ed574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/896df22ee57648b0c505bd76ddbc6b2341834696
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-48920
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-64376
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1202 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1164 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1031 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0982 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.19 < 6.1.178cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.145cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.96cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.39cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.1.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 97730bbb242cde22b7140acd202ffd88823886c9 < 517676ec7dfca064e08f94007a4abd21969de0a0 ; affected 97730bbb242cde22b7140acd202ffd88823886c9 < 46d403da376a8b7c1187193294953816e1a8d7fe ; affected 97730bbb242cde22b7140acd202ffd88823886c9 < 2619b47a0c8114eef980a56ade7e3ef4b58eb384 ; affected 97730bbb242cde22b7140acd202ffd88823886c9 < 92f41769e5fd16bcd9ba97500d0517332e0a5b45 ; affected 97730bbb242cde22b7140acd202ffd88823886c9 < 15432f19562fdb9199cce6d9fc24db12c71ed574 ; affected 97730bbb242cde22b7140acd202ffd88823886c9 < 896df22ee57648b0c505bd76ddbc6b2341834696 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.19 ; unaffected 0 < 5.19 ; unaffected 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |