Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: ulpi: fix double free in ulpi_register_interface() error path
When device_register() fails, ulpi_register() calls put_device() on ulpi->dev.
The device release callback ulpi_dev_release() drops the OF node reference and frees ulpi, but the current error path in ulpi_register_interface() then calls kfree(ulpi) again, causing a double free.
Let put_device() handle the cleanup through ulpi_dev_release() and avoid freeing ulpi again in ulpi_register_interface().
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 | >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < 2f70ba9dae13a190673cc3f9b4aad52179738f60; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < ee248e6e941e4f2e634df2bd43e5f1ef810ab6df; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < 272a9b26c336a295e4e209157fed809706c1b1f7; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < aaeae6533d77e6ed4def85baec01e2815ebbef61; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < 8763f8317bb389aded32a32b08f6751cfff657d2; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < 38c28fe25611099230f0965c925499bfcf46a795; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < a6e5461f076c2ef63159f18e5cdbd30b50f0bc15; >= 289fcff4bcdb1dcc0ce8788b7ea0f58a9e4a495f, < 01af542392b5d41fd659d487015a71f627accce3 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.2 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01af542392b5d41fd659d487015a71f627accce3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/272a9b26c336a295e4e209157fed809706c1b1f7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f70ba9dae13a190673cc3f9b4aad52179738f60Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c28fe25611099230f0965c925499bfcf46a795Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8763f8317bb389aded32a32b08f6751cfff657d2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e5461f076c2ef63159f18e5cdbd30b50f0bc15Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaeae6533d77e6ed4def85baec01e2815ebbef61Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee248e6e941e4f2e634df2bd43e5f1ef810ab6dfPatch
Timeline
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed