Medium 5.5Published Mar 25, 2026

CVE-2026-23314regulator: bq257xx: Fix device node reference leak in bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 1:23 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70 builds before 93b64bef8cd4074806d981ed1b4c38c3ae0542e3; from 981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70 before aba54a5a113667df9d339f4192650f6bc27e9d1f; 981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70 builds before 4baaddaa44af01cd4ce239493060738fd0881835	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 6.18.1 before 6.18.17; from 6.19 before 6.19.7; 6.18; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; and 2 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93b64bef8cd4074806d981ed1b4c38c3ae0542e3	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba54a5a113667df9d339f4192650f6bc27e9d1f	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4baaddaa44af01cd4ce239493060738fd0881835	patch

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