CVE-2026-23091In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: intel_th: fix device leak on output open() Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the th device during output device…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: intel_th: fix device leak on output open() Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the th device during output device open() on errors and on close(). Note that a recent commit fixed the leak in a couple of open() error paths but not all of them, and the reference is still leaking on successful open().
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-401
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.4 before 5.10.249; from 5.11 before 5.15.199; from 5.16 before 6.1.162; from 6.2 before 6.6.122; from 6.7 before 6.12.68; from 6.13 before 6.18.8; 6.19; 6.19; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fca16c5591534cc1fec8b6181277ee3a3d0f26cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64015cbf06e8bb75b81ae95b997e847b55280f7fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fc36a234da24bbc5f476f8104a5a15f99ed3e3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af4b9467296b9a16ebc008147238070236982b6dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b71e64ef7ff9443835d1333e3e80ab1e49e5209fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7785434b5d05d940d936b78925080950bd54ddpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9b059bda4276f2bb72cb98ec7875a747f042ea2patch
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