CVE-2026-72214

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72214
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72214.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-72214
Downstream
Published
2026-08-15T05:54:08Z
Modified
2026-08-18T03:30:58Z
Summary
power: supply: cpcap-battery: Fix missing nvmem_device_put() causing reference leak
Details

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

power: supply: cpcap-battery: Fix missing nvmem_device_put() causing reference leak

In cpcap_battery_detect_battery_type(), the reference to an nvmem device obtained via nvmem_device_find() is not released with nvmem_device_put() on the success or read-failure paths, causing a permanent reference leak. The driver’s retry logic on subsequent battery property reads can compound this leak, preventing the nvmem device from ever being freed.

Found by code review.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72214.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
fd46821e85de90fb5b7356251164af4815b6e3f6
Fixed
fc65520fe0781a1ff46631f111e07b4a1c677b96
Fixed
700c225d829a1256b59053c34a1a9d1a6ab70b09
Fixed
deaf6b3f8187231ad8f7770b10ed0be2cd47e9b2
Fixed
a3d81de441233a92ec21469cd0c4eb3c26b95cd8
Fixed
b56a5cbf8f1f1a5740f1137c89b14d0373309d8d
Fixed
a2c14ff63e0e02e3c832385e523e9cc81301171c

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72214.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.18.0
Fixed
6.1.178
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.145
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.97
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.40
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.1.5

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72214.json"