# CVE-2026-53296: mailbox: mailbox-test: free channels on probe error

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-26 · Updated: 2026-06-26

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: mailbox-test: free channels on probe error On probe error, free the previously obtained channels. This not only prevents a leak, but also UAF scenarios because the client structure will be removed nonetheless because it was allocated with devm.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ad8c4a03a358de7811ba1ab8cbd1fe76ad0ff6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15c4cc3850cfe1b973eb7b63c02314b267f06a64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/187069ccc3474516af32350e20d7e449160fa6de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81c9e7e4030e71391ab479c4c6e17b64802577aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c6ce2ccb4fcf1617fec83f91b21aa0265f30701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/742001919653e7313b4e91780c5d108be1692365
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02beb178e2e159daeb8f992d7abb16a37da31664
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c02053a9055d5fdfd32432287cca8958db1d5bc5

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