Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23426

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/logicvc: Fix device node reference leak in logicvc_drm_config_parse() The logicvc_drm_config_parse() function calls of_get_child_by_name() to find the "layers" node but fails to release the reference, leading to a device node reference leak. Fix this by using the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatic release the reference when the variable goes out of scope.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-23426: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5, 6.0, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.0, 7.0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23426?
CVE-2026-23426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-23426?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.