In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: ulpi: fix memory leak on ulpi_register() error paths
Commit 01af542392b5 ("usb: ulpi: fix double free in
ulpi_register_interface() error path") removed kfree(ulpi) from
ulpi_register_interface() to fix a double-free when device_register()
fails.
But when ulpi_of_register() or ulpi_read_id() fail before
device_register() is called, the ulpi allocation is leaked.
Add kfree(ulpi) on both error paths to properly clean up the allocation.
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Thu, 28 May 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 |
Thu, 28 May 2026 10:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: ulpi: fix memory leak on ulpi_register() error paths Commit 01af542392b5 ("usb: ulpi: fix double free in ulpi_register_interface() error path") removed kfree(ulpi) from ulpi_register_interface() to fix a double-free when device_register() fails. But when ulpi_of_register() or ulpi_read_id() fail before device_register() is called, the ulpi allocation is leaked. Add kfree(ulpi) on both error paths to properly clean up the allocation. | |
| Title | usb: ulpi: fix memory leak on ulpi_register() error paths | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-28T09:35:16.409Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.098Z
Link: CVE-2026-46109
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-28T10:16:26.307
Modified: 2026-05-28T13:44:01.663
Link: CVE-2026-46109
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-28T13:30:15Z