CVE-2026-72077 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Input: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update

The firmware object was not being released if validation failed.
Use __free(firmware) to ensure the firmware is always released.

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7bdfbe791aacad77db87f044e78ef60a93ae0d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a9889a9325b87698b6d6eaf3187a9af6e4773d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c428d7ef644d3e394f3072f905040c16dab18d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd47ea3904dedb1ae7a5fe0e6b44a458f0c5ec
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48795b5cd6828d36b707e8d62fc9e5c90e004ab

History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update The firmware object was not being released if validation failed. Use __free(firmware) to ensure the firmware is always released.
Title		Input: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7bdfbe791aacad77db87f044e78ef60a93ae0d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a9889a9325b87698b6d6eaf3187a9af6e4773d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c428d7ef644d3e394f3072f905040c16dab18d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd47ea3904dedb1ae7a5fe0e6b44a458f0c5ec https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48795b5cd6828d36b707e8d62fc9e5c90e004ab

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:52:27.612Z

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:52:27.612Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.904Z

Link: CVE-2026-72077

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:17.660

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:17.660

Link: CVE-2026-72077

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