FKIE_CVE-2026-98834

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-18 16:17 - Updated: 2026-10-19 10:19
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: core: avoid double-free of OTP NVMEM device If factory OTP setup fails after the user OTP NVMEM device has been registered, mtd_otp_nvmem_add() unregisters the user device but leaves mtd->otp_user_nvmem set. On an error, the caller unregisters it again. For -EOPNOTSUPP, registration continues and normal teardown unregisters it again. Clear mtd->otp_user_nvmem after unregistering it.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26300879cd8e4612dce66bb8f6ff7cd35fcf3e59
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cecf007418b93a2cbc94269e07fe2fb28f54d8fb
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmtd: core: avoid double-free of OTP NVMEM device\n\nIf factory OTP setup fails after the user OTP NVMEM device has been\nregistered, mtd_otp_nvmem_add() unregisters the user device but leaves\nmtd-\u003eotp_user_nvmem set. On an error, the caller unregisters it again.\nFor -EOPNOTSUPP, registration continues and normal teardown unregisters\nit again.\n\nClear mtd-\u003eotp_user_nvmem after unregistering it."
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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