# CVE-2026-98435: EDAC/altera: Use parent device for devres in altr\_portb\_setup()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.112, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 911049845d7096c27304930ff478cbf3f2623ba3, fixed in 8325ecf3f16d764a0e0ba42c95b63f08e38710a8; from 911049845d7096c27304930ff478cbf3f2623ba3, fixed in 2cf03ada03532bfb42f06fbf01d9e2a99e6011d7; from 911049845d7096c27304930ff478cbf3f2623ba3, fixed in dc4797c909b6cacb1bb24449e6c57d50a14d73bf; from 911049845d7096c27304930ff478cbf3f2623ba3, fixed in 9868f5c077dfe0b606331f2e782484f91a5789a5
- Linux: 4.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.9.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/altera: Use parent device for devres in altr_portb_setup() Anchor the devres group and the devm-managed IRQ requests in altr_portb_setup() to the actual parent device (device->edac->dev) instead of the embedded struct device inside the copied per-port altr_edac_device_dev. This keeps devres_open_group(), devm_request_irq(), devres_remove_group() and devres_release_group() all referring to the same long-lived device so the group and the resources allocated inside it are torn down together.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.112, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8325ecf3f16d764a0e0ba42c95b63f08e38710a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf03ada03532bfb42f06fbf01d9e2a99e6011d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4797c909b6cacb1bb24449e6c57d50a14d73bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9868f5c077dfe0b606331f2e782484f91a5789a5

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