CVE-2025-68754: rtc: amlogic-a4: fix double free caused by devm
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-68754 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of scored vulnerabilities.
No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 05-01-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: amlogic-a4: fix double free caused by devm The clock obtained via devm_clk_get_enabled() is automatically managed by devres and will be disabled and freed on driver detach. Manually calling clk_disable_unprepare() in error path and remove function causes double free. Remove the redundant clk_disable_unprepare() calls from the probe error path and aml_rtc_remove(), allowing the devm framework to automatically manage the clock lifecycle.
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu107 products
- linux< 6.17.0-19.19
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.17.0-1009.9
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.17.13-1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ c89ac9182ee297597f1c6971045382bae19c3f9d, < 9fed02c16488050cd4e33e045506336b216d7301 | ≥ c89ac9182ee297597f1c6971045382bae19c3f9d, < 2e1c79299036614ac32b251d145fad5391f4bcab | ≥ c89ac9182ee297597f1c6971045382bae19c3f9d, < 384150d7a5b60c1086790a8ee07b0629f906cca2 | 6.13
3 vendors · 109 products