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

pinctrl: generic: free maps on pinctrl_generic_to_map() failure

pinctrl_generic_to_map() parses DT configuration and allocates pinctrl
maps via pinctrl_utils_reserve_map().

If subsequent steps (such as pinctrl_utils_add_map_mux(),
pinctrl_generic_add_group(), pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(), or
pinctrl_utils_add_map_configs()) return an error, *maps may contain
partially allocated map entries. Returning the error directly without
freeing *maps leaks the allocated mapping memory across all drivers
that rely on pinctrl_generic_to_map().

Fix this by calling pinctrl_utils_free_map() and resetting *maps,
*num_maps, and *num_reserved_maps in the error path of
pinctrl_generic_to_map().

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: generic: free maps on pinctrl_generic_to_map() failure pinctrl_generic_to_map() parses DT configuration and allocates pinctrl maps via pinctrl_utils_reserve_map(). If subsequent steps (such as pinctrl_utils_add_map_mux(), pinctrl_generic_add_group(), pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(), or pinctrl_utils_add_map_configs()) return an error, *maps may contain partially allocated map entries. Returning the error directly without freeing *maps leaks the allocated mapping memory across all drivers that rely on pinctrl_generic_to_map(). Fix this by calling pinctrl_utils_free_map() and resetting *maps, *num_maps, and *num_reserved_maps in the error path of pinctrl_generic_to_map().
Title pinctrl: generic: free maps on pinctrl_generic_to_map() failure
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:08:51.635Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.804Z

Link: CVE-2026-90340

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:32.633

Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:32.633

Link: CVE-2026-90340

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