SB20261015101 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel marvell mwifiex driver



SB20261015101 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel marvell mwifiex driver

Published: October 15, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261015101
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

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-2026-98426)

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

CVSSv4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to leak interrupt resources.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect resource cleanup using the wrong context index in mwifiex_pcie_request_irq() when handling an MSI-X interrupt registration failure. A local user can trigger this error path to leak interrupt resources.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.