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CVE-2025-39882HIGH
Linux Linux — drm/mediatek: fix potential OF node use-after-free
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0014    4.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    7d98166183d627c0b9daca7672b2191fae0f8a03 –  —
  Linux    6.6.105 –                                   —
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Sep 23  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-39882 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-416 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: fix potential OF node use-after-free The for_each_child_of_node() helper drops the reference it takes to each node as it iterates over children and an explicit of_node_put() is only needed when exiting the loop early. Drop the recently introduced bogus additional reference count decrement at each iteration that could potentially lead to a use-after-free.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
September 23, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-39882 (Linux). CVSS 8.4 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux7d98166183d627c0b9daca7672b2191fae0f8a03
LinuxLinux6.6.105

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39882 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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