SB2026091903 - Memory leak in Linux kernel firewire driver
Published: September 19, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-90213)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a memory leak.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource cleanup in the FireWire core build_tree() function when processing an invalid self ID sequence. A remote attacker can cause processing of an invalid self ID sequence to cause a memory leak.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.