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CVE-2026-64246: power: reset: linkstation-poweroff: fix use-after-free in the linkstation_poweroff_init()

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2026-07-24 · updated 2026-08-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: reset: linkstation-poweroff: fix use-after-free in the linkstation_poweroff_init() Move of_node_put(dn) after the of_match_node() call, which still needs the node pointer. The node reference is correctly released after use.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.15 before 5.15.211; from 5.16 before 6.1.177; from 6.2 before 6.6.144; from 6.7 before 6.12.95; from 6.13 before 6.18.38; from 6.19 before 7.1.3 — fixed in 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 6.6.144, 7.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.12.95, 6.18.38. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2205275be9be981e70ff29610b0117d8853fac70
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3928ae803dee044b01076c478c279c0bd54164cd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eec545cde69e46e9a1d2b7d915ce4f5df85b3bd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93c7ee139721936b6fa717572e74d3994603ae13
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04d606f8b35ee7d3ed243f63893a607e9d6c0bc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdda7d384c05485a232ae9a849f6445accb095bf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d109e72f3fbccb540473285d17d7519584f7f76e

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