cpuidle: dt_idle_genpd: kfree() the original name allocation
dt_idle_pd_alloc() kasprintf()s the full node path, then points
pd->name at kbasename() of that string. dt_idle_pd_free() kfree()s
pd->name, which is no longer the start of the allocation.
Copy the basename instead.
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpuidle: dt_idle_genpd: kfree() the original name allocation dt_idle_pd_alloc() kasprintf()s the full node path, then points pd->name at kbasename() of that string. dt_idle_pd_free() kfree()s pd->name, which is no longer the start of the allocation. Copy the basename instead. | |
| Title | cpuidle: dt_idle_genpd: kfree() the original name allocation | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:33:05.925Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.780Z
Link: CVE-2026-89992
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:10.350
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:17:10.350
Link: CVE-2026-89992
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