Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-23314regulator: bq257xx: Fix device node reference leak in bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14linux6.19.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23314

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70 – before 93b64bef8cd4074806d981ed1b4c38c3ae0542e3981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70 – before aba54a5a113667df9d339f4192650f6bc27e9d1f981dd162b63578aee34b5c68795e246734b76d70 – before 4baaddaa44af01cd4ce239493060738fd0881835
Linux Linux 6.18

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