CVE-2026-53261

devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free

published June 25, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free

devlink relation state is normally released from devl_unregister(), which

calls devlink_rel_put(). This misses devlink instances that get a nested

relation before registration and then fail probe before devl_register() is

reached.

That flow can happen for SFs. The child devlink gets linked to its

parent before registration, then a later probe error calls devlink_free()

directly. Since the instance was never registered, devl_unregister() is not

called and devlink->rel is leaked.

Release any pending relation from devlink_free() as well. The registered

path is unchanged because devl_unregister() already clears devlink->rel

before devlink_free() runs.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00114 · 1.4th percentile
Published
2026-06-25T08:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUN 08:39Z
    devlink: Release nested relation on devlink free
    cvelistv5