CVE-2026-72077 (GCVE-0-2026-72077)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-15 05:52
Modified
2026-08-23 12:46
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VLAI Severity ?
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Input: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update
The firmware object was not being released if validation failed.
Use __free(firmware) to ensure the firmware is always released.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 Version: 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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