Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: platform: Use acpi_bus_get_primary_device()
The acpi_get_first_physical_node() usage in acpi_platform_fill_resource() and acpi_create_platform_device() is generally unsafe because in theory the device returned by it may be freed at any time [1].
It is also inefficient because acpi_get_first_physical_node() is called multiple times for the same argument which can be avoided.
Address these issues by using acpi_bus_get_primary_device() instead of acpi_get_first_physical_node() and adjusting the code to call it just once at the beginning of and acpi_create_platform_device() and drop the device reference acquired by it upon the return from that function.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 3b95bd160547f56a68aeb972c33ae9511e7a8380, < a75e5de593ef158feb17989bff7730c5a3d82503; >= 3b95bd160547f56a68aeb972c33ae9511e7a8380, < 527a497fb2ef77a95170eefe2007e2c4c957bd2c; >= 3b95bd160547f56a68aeb972c33ae9511e7a8380, < c9d202d3b6c28e8c779cd2f2b10d2f7ab665ca71; >= 3b95bd160547f56a68aeb972c33ae9511e7a8380, < a9ba4dd2f18bf3f439d9ef0d8f375f90360ba1bd |
| Linux | Linux | 4.6 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/527a497fb2ef77a95170eefe2007e2c4c957bd2cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75e5de593ef158feb17989bff7730c5a3d82503Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9ba4dd2f18bf3f439d9ef0d8f375f90360ba1bdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9d202d3b6c28e8c779cd2f2b10d2f7ab665ca71Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 21, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed