regcache: Do not overwrite error code when finalizing cache after error
During regcache initialization, if an error occurs in the
cache_ops->populate callback, and if cache operations include an exit
callback, the error code from populate() is overwritten with the return
value from exit(). This hides the error condition from the caller of
regcache_init(), and can cause NULL pointer dereferences when the regcache
is later accessed.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-690 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regcache: Do not overwrite error code when finalizing cache after error During regcache initialization, if an error occurs in the cache_ops->populate callback, and if cache operations include an exit callback, the error code from populate() is overwritten with the return value from exit(). This hides the error condition from the caller of regcache_init(), and can cause NULL pointer dereferences when the regcache is later accessed. | |
| Title | regcache: Do not overwrite error code when finalizing cache after error | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:57:00.921Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.932Z
Link: CVE-2026-72453
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:19.290
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:19.290
Link: CVE-2026-72453
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T18:15:03Z
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CWE-690
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference