CVE-2026-98746
kernel: serial: ma35d1: Fix clock reference leak in ma35d1serial_probe()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 18, 2026
Updated · October 23, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ma35d1 serial driver. This flaw allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) through resource exhaustion. The driver fails to release clock references during probe error handling or when the serial port is removed, causing kernel resources to leak upon repeated initialization failures or device unbinding.
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 2.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime