Bug 2436832 (CVE-2026-23081) - CVE-2026-23081 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in intel-xway PHY driver due to OF node reference count leakage
Summary: CVE-2026-23081 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in intel-xway PHY driv...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23081
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-02-04 17:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-04 20:19 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 17:05:37 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: phy: intel-xway: fix OF node refcount leakage

Automated review spotted am OF node reference count leakage when
checking if the 'leds' child node exists.

Call of_put_node() to correctly maintain the refcount.
Comment 1 Jon Moroney 2026-02-04 19:05:02 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026020421-CVE-2026-23081-5494@gregkh/T
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