CVE-2026-43165

hwmon: (nct7363) Fix a resource leak in nct7363_present_pwm_fanin

Published May 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (nct7363) Fix a resource leak in nct7363_present_pwm_fanin

When calling of_parse_phandle_with_args(), the caller is responsible
to call of_node_put() to release the reference of device node.
In nct7363_present_pwm_fanin, it does not release the reference,
causing a resource leak.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
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Weaknesses CWE-401
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (nct7363) Fix a resource leak in nct7363_present_pwm_fanin When calling of_parse_phandle_with_args(), the caller is responsible to call of_node_put() to release the reference of device node. In nct7363_present_pwm_fanin, it does not release the reference, causing a resource leak.
Title hwmon: (nct7363) Fix a resource leak in nct7363_present_pwm_fanin
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 10:19 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2026, 2:12 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 6, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Public date
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM