SB2026091879 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mhi ep driver
Published: September 18, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026091879
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93136)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory 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 a resource leak.
The vulnerability exists due to improper reference count management in mhi_ep_create_device() when dev_set_name() or device_add() fails during MHI device creation. A local user can trigger a device-creation error to cause a resource leak.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fae8fd4adc7f4765463ddeb1a5fad23936432f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51ddb831a36102fd0ea25f354935e49abce9f0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5587e7871ce994bb079f97fe7e430d99627e5292
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f12862600bb70e599a614d706a095ea5f8f9858
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8acc3813ab5015af73eeb74c9032443162f122d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3f64faee335eb678fd7dca7b95dfe3d0b271fd