CVE-2026-72026
kernel: irqchip/irq-riscv-imsic-early: Fix fwnode leak on state setup failure
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 15, 2026
Updated · August 19, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's RISC-V Interrupt Controller (IMSIC) early initialization. The imsic_early_acpi_init() function allocates a firmware node but fails to free it if the IMSIC state setup encounters an error. This oversight leads to a memory leak, which could potentially result in resource exhaustion and system instability, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime