CVE-2026-23081

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: intel-xway: fix OF node refcount leakage Automated review spotted am OF node reference count leakage when checking if the 'leds' child node exists. Call of_put_node() to correctly maintain the refcount.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 4, 2026
First seenFeb 4, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.18.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.8, 6.196.18.8

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