PT-2026-94636 · Linux · Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-90288

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Published

2026-09-17

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Updated

2026-09-24

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description An issue exists in the rcar-gen2 Renesas PHY driver where a double reference release occurs during PHY creation failure. The for each child of node scoped() function automatically releases the node reference upon scope exit; however, an explicit call to of node put(np) within the devm phy create() error path causes the reference to be dropped twice.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-90288
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11880-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel