# CVE-2026-98415: soc: samsung: exynos-pmu: fix use-after-free of interrupt generator node

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.54, 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 78b72897a5c8bb9d3b51fc6494a1eb09265487a4, fixed in 4450102d6aa2a85b1d2d8610920fcbe45eb0ef69; from 78b72897a5c8bb9d3b51fc6494a1eb09265487a4, fixed in 164313e24cb0f51528bc2099c5564174ead11d8a; from 78b72897a5c8bb9d3b51fc6494a1eb09265487a4, fixed in 4dd1999783d7d12434006289338373e49492dc96
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.54; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: samsung: exynos-pmu: fix use-after-free of interrupt generator node The setup_cpuhp_and_cpuidle() parses the device tree node for the interrupt generation block via of_parse_phandle() and decrements its reference count using of_node_put() immediately after fetching the resource address. However, later the intr_gen_node pointer is passed into of_syscon_register_regmap(). Fix this by declaring intr_gen_node with __free() and removing of_node_put().

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4450102d6aa2a85b1d2d8610920fcbe45eb0ef69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/164313e24cb0f51528bc2099c5564174ead11d8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd1999783d7d12434006289338373e49492dc96

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