SB20260918381 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel hugetlbfs

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SB20260918381 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel hugetlbfs

Published: September 18, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260918381
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-2026-90283)

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

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 huge page reservations to remain charged.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource cleanup in the hugetlbfs_fill_super() failure path when initiating a hugetlbfs mount with size or min_size options and root dentry creation fails. A local user can trigger the mount failure path to cause huge page reservations to remain charged.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References