SB2026091231 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel mm
Published: September 12, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026091231
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89759)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/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 management in the kmemleak task stack scanning routine when scanning task stacks on a host with very many threads. A local user can initiate a kmemleak scan that processes task stacks without rescheduling to cause a denial of service.
Task stack scanning must be enabled.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.