CVE-2026-23426 — drm/logicvc: Fix device node reference leak in logicvc_drm_config_parse()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/logicvc: Fix device node reference leak in logicvc_drm_config_parse() The logicvc_drm_config_parse() function calls of_get_child_by_name() to find the "layers" node but fails to release the reference, leading to a device node reference leak. Fix this by using the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatic release the reference when the variable goes out of scope.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+0
- Technical severity (medium)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | version 6.0≥ efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5 and < fef0e649f8b42bdffe4a916dd46e1b1e9ad2f207≥ efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5 and < 78e91e49d28e05ccaa6b445bafb5e367d57c9583≥ efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5 and < f8a6eba20edb938166b26e133cc61306e1bc6de9≥ efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5 and < 871630255ecd2d9b64ad1d75a7dfc0567d7d9989≥ efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5 and < 0bd326dffd9e103335d77d9c31275c0d5a7979eb≥ efeeaefe9be56e8ae5e5b4e9ff6d2275ec977ec5 and < b88f49910be147b7974098b9172b0d3873142d6a | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
version 7.0-rc5version 7.0-rc7version 7.0-rc6≥ 6.0.1 and < 6.1.167version 7.0-rc4version 7.0-rc3version 7.0-rc2version 7.0-rc1 and 5 moreversion 6.0≥ 6.19 and < 6.19.7≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.17≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.77≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.130 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.12%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
6 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88f49910be147b7974098b9172b0d3873142d6a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a6eba20edb938166b26e133cc61306e1bc6de9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fef0e649f8b42bdffe4a916dd46e1b1e9ad2f207
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/871630255ecd2d9b64ad1d75a7dfc0567d7d9989
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bd326dffd9e103335d77d9c31275c0d5a7979eb
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/78e91e49d28e05ccaa6b445bafb5e367d57c9583
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-23426 is "drm/logicvc: Fix device node reference leak in logicvc_drm_config_parse()", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.12% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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