# CVE-2026-45925: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal\_of\_cm\_lookup()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.75, 6.14
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.12.18, fixed in 6.12.75; from 6.13.6, fixed in 6.14
- Linux: 6.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/of: Fix reference leak in thermal_of_cm_lookup() In thermal_of_cm_lookup(), tr_np is obtained via of_parse_phandle(), but never released. Use the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute to automatically release the node and fix the leak. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.75, 6.14) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8af710156c53cdb392d529497ef2b3a10a1f9370
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8344d5da9df74fdbef676214d0c482fc822a01ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/025796ccd7f9f2e013e12319de26b6c021a80c1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1fe789a96fe47733c133134fd264cb7ca832395

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