Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pinctrl: generic: free maps on pinctrl_generic_to_map() failure
pinctrl_generic_to_map() parses DT configuration and allocates pinctrl maps via pinctrl_utils_reserve_map().
If subsequent steps (such as pinctrl_utils_add_map_mux(), pinctrl_generic_add_group(), pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(), or pinctrl_utils_add_map_configs()) return an error, *maps may contain partially allocated map entries. Returning the error directly without freeing *maps leaks the allocated mapping memory across all drivers that rely on pinctrl_generic_to_map().
Fix this by calling pinctrl_utils_free_map() and resetting *maps, *num_maps, and *num_reserved_maps in the error path of pinctrl_generic_to_map().
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= aaaf31be04260316036f50a05b7d015c0d36b55a, < 09f47abc95ee9e819e7e93cd68c1c23abe11c842; >= aaaf31be04260316036f50a05b7d015c0d36b55a, < 17007cd700601777d9ee203a13d97e64ece3a10f |
| Linux | Linux | 7.2 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received