Bug 2467101 (CVE-2025-71290)

Summary:	CVE-2025-71290 kernel: misc: ti_fpc202: fix a potential memory leak in probe function
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the ti_fpc202 driver within the Linux kernel. This vulnerability, a potential memory leak in the probe function, could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory resources.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-06 13:04:19 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

misc: ti_fpc202: fix a potential memory leak in probe function

Use for_each_child_of_node_scoped() to simplify the code and ensure the
device node reference is automatically released when the loop scope
ends.

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-05-06 16:57:17 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050631-CVE-2025-71290-f031@gregkh/T