# CVE-2026-43196: soc: ti: pruss: Fix double free in pruss\_clk\_mux\_setup()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-06 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: ti: pruss: Fix double free in pruss_clk_mux_setup() In the pruss_clk_mux_setup(), the devm_add_action_or_reset() indirectly calls pruss_of_free_clk_provider(), which calls of_node_put(clk_mux_np) on the error path. However, after the devm_add_action_or_reset() returns, the of_node_put(clk_mux_np) is called again, causing a double free. Fix by returning directly, to avoid the duplicate of_node_put().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbda01bf2dfe5af33163e1e5fca1b82b619c2803
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c40076e3bc3d73c839c886d6bda1da6c4d9b93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/818cf66d91c8ef09b01664a12d5f4ea786d64396
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e113339cc7d23be4948891f3a702e9dce5b47035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69aa67c1e22d13e9aad4b08c86304ad8e743dcab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7db9953c2f8da37de498198623b05b46f8e2ca0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04dbbb18cc9c8795c9ff47d8994bc03ebfef9d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80db65d4acfb9ff12d00172aed39ea8b98261aad

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