CVE-2026-72140: i2c: mlxbf: Fix use-after-free in mlxbf_i2c_init_resource()

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AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72140DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72140
Published 15-08-2026Last modified 17-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-72140 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 15
SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1USN-8875-1USN-8875-2USN-8876-1USN-8877-1USN-8878-1

Timeline

  1. 15-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: mlxbf: Fix use-after-free in mlxbf_i2c_init_resource() If devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource() returns an error, mlxbf_i2c_init_resource() frees tmp_res before reading tmp_res->io to get the error code. This results in a use-after-free. Save the error code before freeing tmp_res.

CVSS metrics

Risk metrics not yet published.

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 06-10-2026

06-10-202605-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu157 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-198.208 | < 6.8.0-147.147 | < 7.0.0-38.38
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1117.124 | < 6.8.0-1067.70 | < 7.0.0-1014.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.180-1 | < 6.12.100-1 | < 7.1.5-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < 6a108c9f5a81bb7b29dbb1398be0089655b6bfd2 | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < c4d9b6a0c9645366d9e4af8a6ac8347bd4c841aa | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < b398cbbbb9dd76210682a8c9aabd34c5168800b9 | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < 5290a52533e09c38374963f4bb0b35121fe555c7 | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < ce960a1b2caa4ad08291f28d8bcf17ad5a864e54 | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < e6a395a71f4652261d09b572a03c96052662a056 | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < fb267770bf822064f510c9b46743f533d8fa8a5f | ≥ b5b5b32081cd206baa6e58cca7f112d9723785d6, < 71356737a7a55c76fee847563e3d33f8e6dc6b6d | 5.10

3 vendors · 159 products

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