# CVE-2026-72026: irqchip/irq-riscv-imsic-early: Fix fwnode leak on state setup failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/irq-riscv-imsic-early: Fix fwnode leak on state setup failure imsic_early_acpi_init() allocates a firmware node before setting up the IMSIC state. If imsic_setup_state() fails, the function returns without freeing the allocated fwnode. Free the fwnode and clear the global pointer on this error path, matching the cleanup already done when imsic_early_probe() fails. [ tglx: Use a common cleanup path instead of copying code around ]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a27f17bad38c5fea3c73281517869af0089a0451
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5a367756926de1c21a013ea5ed7fc2219f4cb4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b321a046d7717225c07ba3f4b7b0a4758c2f9d58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1358126fbed104e5657955d3ba029b283687ba02

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