CVE-2026-72167: mtd: rawnand: pl353: fix probe resource allocation

Severity: unknown
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-15 · updated 2026-08-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: rawnand: pl353: fix probe resource allocation During probe(), the devm_ioremap() is called with the parent device instead of the current one. So when the module is unloaded, the register area isn't released. Target the pl35x device in the devm_ioremap() instead of its parent.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 5.14 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ed11aee966d91beebdef9d32ce926474872f79
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c44f6c62f652d3ac9d03beb8a199e6388256cdd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/593201a8f43864cb7e25197095f6716a589584fd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862c6738833b5b01c801cc47023272f5eaa9a7b2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ace3a0c839f3bfe1779c6708e7709c824b96dc2f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afddc648403511b6d2e978e73686c77549bc72b3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c9180b3b23f82e1ec429350b420c45c5b5100e

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