# CVE-2026-64154: drm/msm/adreno: Fix a reference leak in a6xx\_gpu\_init()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.0.11
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 5a903a44a98471cedf0021fac0a6a64bbe86943f, fixed in bdad77438cc2ba006b041eb02adccb0b9f8cffad; from 5a903a44a98471cedf0021fac0a6a64bbe86943f, fixed in bd750e4043bbd9e2ef69de50b11bd6f98c366cc0; from 5a903a44a98471cedf0021fac0a6a64bbe86943f, fixed in b76568c6721840a4ddb65e24e2849db0f8e83461; from 5a903a44a98471cedf0021fac0a6a64bbe86943f, fixed in 2be24c945e76cd538ce5dd2e50f5d3e7d848c175; from 5a903a44a98471cedf0021fac0a6a64bbe86943f, fixed in e64bca63647db1d5518198d6c5ca2dbcc66b182b
- Linux: 6.5
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.5.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/adreno: Fix a reference leak in a6xx_gpu_init() In a6xx_gpu_init(), node is obtained via of_parse_phandle(). While there was a manual of_node_put() at the end of the common path, several early error returns would bypass this call, resulting in a reference leak. Fix this by using the __free(device_node) cleanup handler to release the reference when the variable goes out of scope. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/700661/

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.0.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdad77438cc2ba006b041eb02adccb0b9f8cffad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd750e4043bbd9e2ef69de50b11bd6f98c366cc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b76568c6721840a4ddb65e24e2849db0f8e83461
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2be24c945e76cd538ce5dd2e50f5d3e7d848c175
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e64bca63647db1d5518198d6c5ca2dbcc66b182b

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