{"apiVersion":"1.0","identifier":"CVE-2026-72179","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: cacheinfo: Fix node reference leak in populate_cache_leaves Currently, the while loop drops the reference to prev in each iteration. If the loop terminates early due to a break, the final of_node_put(np) correctly drops the reference to the current node. However, if the loop terminates naturally because np == NULL, calling of_node_put(np) is a no-op. This leaves the last valid node stored in prev without its reference dropped, resulting in a node reference leak. Fix this by changing the final `of_node_put(np)` to `of_node_put(prev)`.","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T06:21:36","lastModifiedAt":"2026-08-17T06:18:18","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72179","cvssScore":null,"cvssVector":"Pending","epssProbability":0.00206,"riskScore":0,"affectedProduct":"Linux kernel","affectedVersions":"unknown","vulnerabilityType":"Kernel","operatingSystems":[],"links":{"self":"https://www.redsauce.net/api/cves/CVE-2026-72179","webPages":{"es":"https://www.redsauce.net/es/cves/CVE-2026-72179","en":"https://www.redsauce.net/en/cves/CVE-2026-72179","fr":"https://www.redsauce.net/fr/cves/CVE-2026-72179","pt":"https://www.redsauce.net/pt/cves/CVE-2026-72179","de":"https://www.redsauce.net/de/cves/CVE-2026-72179","sk":"https://www.redsauce.net/sk/cves/CVE-2026-72179","el":"https://www.redsauce.net/el/cves/CVE-2026-72179"},"source":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72179"}}