Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
clocksource/drivers/nxp-pit: Fix IRQ leak on cpuhp_setup_state error path
When cpuhp_setup_state fails after pit_clockevent_per_cpu_init has successfully called request_irq, the error handling jumps directly to out_pit_clocksource_unregister without freeing the registered IRQ.
This leaks the IRQ line and, since kfree(pit) follows, leaves a dangling pointer registered as the interrupt handler's dev_id, potentially leading to a use-after-free if the IRQ fires afterwards.
Fix it by calling pit_clockevent_per_cpu_exit to properly release the IRQ before falling through to the existing cleanup chain.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f, < d53c29a89a15e56a1797f3ef249955e544782e04; >= bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f, < cdcd861123248e871c2ec2be968b0a1b2a5a34b0; >= bee33f22d7c30626e711b4900e3f460b6e0e104f, < 05520e035f8332c8e33f3011b5ca016fde61793d |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received