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CVE-2026-98411: power: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register()

• 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: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: sequencing: fix NULL-pointer dereference in pwrseq_device_register() If dev_set_name() fails in pwrseq_device_register(), we jump to the err_put_pwrseq label before initializing pwrseq->targets. pwrseq_release() will try to iterate over targets unconditionally and subsequently dereference an invalid pointer. Move the call to dev_set_name() after the list head is initialized.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.11 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/242da4318d97380741516b595af3920207b2f0f1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2890c1eb96d1dd0bec1cce5fbc4ed5af1dfd55d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2fb51ec8920279e9e908010f37b448775f42eff
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efe21a5c5bfe23bd30a8e4ba4e2b04ae265348bb

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