What is CVE-2026-23314?

CVE-2026-23314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-23314?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23314

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: bq257xx: Fix device node reference leak in bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio() In bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio(), if fails to get subchild, it returns without calling of_node_put(child), causing the device node reference leak.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70, 6.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.18, 7.0

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23314?: CVE-2026-23314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-23314?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.