SB20260816123 - Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel mediatek mt8183

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SB20260816123 - Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel mediatek mt8183

Published: August 16, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260816123
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) Improper resource shutdown or release (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72258)

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSSv4: 4.8 [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]


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in the MT8183 AFE probe in sound/soc/mediatek/mt8183/mt8183-afe-pcm.c when handling device probe failures or driver removal. A local user can trigger device initialization and cleanup conditions to cause a denial of service.

The issue arises when reserved memory is assigned through of_reserved_mem_device_init() and the assignment is not released consistently on cleanup.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References