CVE-2026-80974
Published Sep 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: sm501: Fix potential memory leaks during remove The memory allocated for struct sm501_devdata in sm501_pci_probe() and sm501_plat_probe() is not freed by the corresponding remove functions sm501_pci_remove() and sm501_plat_remove(). Fix that by adding a call to kfree().
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-80974? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mfd: sm501: Fix potential memory leaks during remove
The memory allocated for struct sm501_devdata in sm501_pci_probe() and
sm501_plat_probe() is not freed by the corresponding remove functions
sm501_pci_remove() and sm501_plat_remove(). Fix that by adding a call to
kfree().
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