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CVE-2026-45868: pinctrl: single: fix refcount leak in pcs_add_gpio_func()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 191bfd5710d6a7f48ba4315d8d3e908dcc15243c, 353353309b0f7afa407df29e455f9d15b5acc296, 3e3b28bb0b6ddc521a4fdd1c1ba0d35017a0796b.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 191bfd5710d6a7f48ba4315d8d3e908dcc15243c, 353353309b0f7afa407df29e455f9d15b5acc296, 3e3b28bb0b6ddc521a4fdd1c1ba0d35017a0796b or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: single: fix refcount leak in pcs_add_gpio_func() of_parse_phandle_with_args() returns a device_node pointer with refcount incremented in gpiospec.np. The loop iterates through all phandles but never releases the reference, causing a refcount leak on each iteration. Add of_node_put() calls to release the reference after extracting the needed arguments and on the error path when devm_kzalloc() fails. This bug was detected by our static analysis tool and verified by my code review.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 27, 2026
Updated
Jun 25, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 5th percentile
CWE
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected systems

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linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel3.10 and later · before 5.10.252
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.202
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.165
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.128
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.75
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.14
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.10affected
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 191bfd5710d6a7f48ba4315d8d3e908dcc15243caffected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 3e3b28bb0b6ddc521a4fdd1c1ba0d35017a0796baffected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 456a60d06c09a92680dc35fabca68024badcc28eaffected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 99cc7352156c65201c675f750e0e77c4c73d93f5affected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 7814b1431848854b56717086e2b61bea3c59753daffected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before e2e367e56bacb93ce5ac73f0b3297d5c83d38dd4affected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 5b9e84d27e310f22c4ba45fedbc4f5baf43dd823affected · git
    • a1a277eb76b3507df7c41774048a644aa4dfd096 and later · before 353353309b0f7afa407df29e455f9d15b5acc296affected · git
    • before 3.10not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.170-16.1.170-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.18.14-16.18.14-1

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-45866May 27, 2026 · serial: caif: fix use-after-free in caif_serial ldisc_close()
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-45867May 27, 2026 · power: supply: act8945a: Fix use-after-free in power_supply_changed()
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-45869May 27, 2026 · power: supply: wm97xx: Fix NULL pointer dereference in power_supply_changed()
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux191bfd5710d6a7f48ba4315d8d3e908dcc15243cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux353353309b0f7afa407df29e455f9d15b5acc296Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3e3b28bb0b6ddc521a4fdd1c1ba0d35017a0796bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux456a60d06c09a92680dc35fabca68024badcc28eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5b9e84d27e310f22c4ba45fedbc4f5baf43dd823Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7814b1431848854b56717086e2b61bea3c59753dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux99cc7352156c65201c675f750e0e77c4c73d93f5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe2e367e56bacb93ce5ac73f0b3297d5c83d38dd4Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.170-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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