CVE-2026-98855
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of/overlay: put property on deadprops only after changeset add succeeds add_changeset_property() links a new property of a not-yet-live target node into the node's deadprops list before handing it to of_changeset_add_property(). If that fails, the error path frees the property but leaves the freed pointer linked in deadprops, and of_node_release() frees it a second time when the aborted overlay's node is released. Record the changeset entry first and link the property into deadprops only on success. of_changeset_add_property() never looks at the node's property lists, so the order of the two steps is otherwise immaterial, and the error path frees a property that nothing references.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-10-18 16:17:39.937000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:21:31.093000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nof/overlay: put property on deadprops only after changeset add succeeds\n\nadd_changeset_property() links a new property of a not-yet-live\ntarget node into the node's deadprops list before handing it to\nof_changeset_add_property(). If that fails, the error path frees the\nproperty but leaves the freed pointer linked in deadprops, and\nof_node_release() frees it a second time when the aborted overlay's\nnode is released.\n\nRecord the changeset entry first and link the property into deadprops\nonly on success. of_changeset_add_property() never looks at the\nnode's property lists, so the order of the two steps is otherwise\nimmaterial, and the error path frees a property that nothing\nreferences."
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