SB20260528189 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel iio accel driver



SB20260528189 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel iio accel driver

Published: May 28, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260528189
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-45883)

CWE-ID: CWE-772 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a resource leak in sca3000_probe() when handling device initialization failures. A local user can trigger initialization that causes iio_device_register() to fail to cause a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.