CVE-2026-53156

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.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 2% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-416

Published

2026-06-25

Modified

2026-10-21

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-22

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40e2a459c0dd1333b2343831480a0ad80dc07614
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6b6fc491899d583eaa75344e094796ae9b530b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cdcf0d16c80900f42d60252480cd131c1a83d23
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb85ef5a227b3662b88f4d849a1aad43bfe7f5ae
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d38bf47a72da2f02c9fa6f752cd66d977cd7f7

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