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.
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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| 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 | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
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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