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

mfd: sm501: Fix potential memory leaks during remove

The memory allocated for struct sm501_devdata in sm501_pci_probe() and
sm501_plat_probe() is not freed by the corresponding remove functions
sm501_pci_remove() and sm501_plat_remove(). Fix that by adding a call to
kfree().

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.002.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
b6d6454fdb66f3829af8b92ab06825b6060fdf7e affected < fcc6c3b11d73459e0d55b27c98cc56d59fef4d82
b6d6454fdb66f3829af8b92ab06825b6060fdf7e affected < 94ca4f040ba489db2d4b66e9d1ee91b4f9a00534
b6d6454fdb66f3829af8b92ab06825b6060fdf7e affected < c8be3a076a59ec793fb2e4bdb830a709aaea9cce
b6d6454fdb66f3829af8b92ab06825b6060fdf7e affected < 83feedd9d83c0c5199f98c72df0a6196b4aefb4d
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.21 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.21
6.12.109 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.50 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.2.4 unaffected ≤ 7.2.*
7.3-rc1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83feedd9d83c0c5199f98c72df0a6196b4aefb4d cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94ca4f040ba489db2d4b66e9d1ee91b4f9a00534 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8be3a076a59ec793fb2e4bdb830a709aaea9cce cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcc6c3b11d73459e0d55b27c98cc56d59fef4d82 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80974 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80974 cve-icon
History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: sm501: Fix potential memory leaks during remove The memory allocated for struct sm501_devdata in sm501_pci_probe() and sm501_plat_probe() is not freed by the corresponding remove functions sm501_pci_remove() and sm501_plat_remove(). Fix that by adding a call to kfree().
Title mfd: sm501: Fix potential memory leaks during remove
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:36.399Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.810Z

Link: CVE-2026-80974

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:03.623

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:03.623

Link: CVE-2026-80974

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:42:36Z

Links: CVE-2026-80974 - Bugzilla

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