Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-45925

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal_of_cm_lookup() In thermal_of_cm_lookup(), tr_np is obtained via of_parse_phandle(), but never released. Use the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatically release the node and fix the leak. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]

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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: 0.002 (4.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.7% 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-2026-45925: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e11df3bffde16fd3b6843aadfb921b5be0f8b55a, 423de5b5bc5b267586b449abd1c4fde562aa0cf9, a1e9e19a70eed67a69ca697368739ea1a3ba5780
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.14

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45925?
CVE-2026-45925 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45925?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.