CVE-2026-45926: rust: pwm: Fix potential memory leak on init error

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-27 · updated 2026-06-25
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rust: pwm: Fix potential memory leak on init error When initializing a PWM chip using pwmchip_alloc(), the allocated device owns an initial reference that must be released on all error paths. If __pinned_init() were to fail, the allocated pwm_chip would currently leak because the error path returns without calling pwmchip_put().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.19 before 6.19.4 — fixed in 6.19.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.19.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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