{"id":"CVE-2026-98415","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsoc: samsung: exynos-pmu: fix use-after-free of interrupt generator node\n\nThe setup_cpuhp_and_cpuidle() parses the device tree node for the\ninterrupt generation block v…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsoc: samsung: exynos-pmu: fix use-after-free of interrupt generator node\n\nThe setup_cpuhp_and_cpuidle() parses the device tree node for the\ninterrupt generation block v…","severity":"medium","published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:52.793","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98415","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/164313e24cb0f51528bc2099c5564174ead11d8a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4450102d6aa2a85b1d2d8610920fcbe45eb0ef69","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd1999783d7d12434006289338373e49492dc96","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98415.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98415"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552231"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98415"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98415"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98415.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.986Z","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 78b72897a5c8bb9d3b51fc6494a1eb09265487a4 < 4450102d6aa2a85b1d2d8610920fcbe45eb0ef69","Linux >= 78b72897a5c8bb9d3b51fc6494a1eb09265487a4 < 164313e24cb0f51528bc2099c5564174ead11d8a","Linux >= 78b72897a5c8bb9d3b51fc6494a1eb09265487a4 < 4dd1999783d7d12434006289338373e49492dc96","Linux 6.18"],"cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-825"],"epss":0.00207,"epssPercentile":0.10677,"slug":"CVE-2026-98415","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsoc: samsung: exynos-pmu: fix use-after-free of interrupt generator node\n\nThe setup_cpuhp_and_cpuidle() parses the device tree node for the\ninterrupt generation block via of_parse_phandle() and decrements its\nreference count using of_node_put() immediately after fetching the resource\naddress. However, later the intr_gen_node pointer is passed into\nof_syscon_register_regmap().\n\nFix this by declaring intr_gen_node with __free() and removing\nof_node_put().\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-10-15 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98415.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222239,"id":"CVE-2026-98415","ts":1792065149057,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":222238,"id":"CVE-2026-98415","ts":1792065149057,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}