Incorrect Control Flow Scoping in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23314
Published: March 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124550
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23314
CWE-ID: CWE-705
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in the bq257xx_reg_dt_parse_gpio() function when processing device tree GPIO configurations. A local user can trigger a device node reference leak to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires access to the kernel subsystem managing regulator devices via device tree parsing.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23314
Install security update from vendor's repository.