SB20261015159 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel mmc host driver
Published: October 15, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98209)
CWE-ID: CWE-664 - Improper control of a resource through its 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 leave SDHCI child devices registered after their parent resources have been released.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource lifecycle management in the Aspeed SDHCI controller driver when probe failure or device removal occurs. A local user can trigger these lifecycle paths to leave SDHCI child devices registered after their parent resources have been released.
The released parent resources include the controller clock and managed resources.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b5ffd8af2dd46856da57467eb6e0f90d8ada51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356b4b3b28a8ecd2a6c66d3b9666686315337df1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4396d70bb7fec531bcf934fed016b2f3300c670b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e8117df8547433989a6ac1545a68848d0a289f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b22b4d29e4fc1d2de2e4d7174925d68220165fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb896617a6db846b18596c10ca9f8900a73013e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b84d29f2541c8adb768e468388dbaa4bc25ef157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc5e79a5a5651588f3a93bef7815e4e86f78962c